Quotes About Compassion

When I have been wronged by my spouse and she has painfully confessed it and requested forgiveness, I have the option of justice or forgiveness. If I choose justice and seek to pay her back or make her pay for her wrongdoing, I am making myself the judge and she the felon.

Unconditional love shows love to a child no matter what. We love regardless of what the child looks like; regardless of her assets, liabilities, or handicaps; regardless of what we expect her to be; and, most difficult of all, regardless of how she acts.

Strew nuggets of affirmation and caring along your path today; you never know whose day you'll brighten. — Mary Kay Moody

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love. "I love you. I care about you, and I choose to forgive you.

Your example is a witness—of God's love and yours. — James Hopkins —

May we serve as God's messengers through love in action. — Nora Peacock —

Love is not only realistic, but our only hope of survival.

It's too easy to complain. A heart of love finds the good, and, if necessary, helps change the bad things. — Zach Davidson —

Remember love, not hate, equals peace.

No person should ever be a doormat. Love says, "I love you too much to let you treat me this way. It is not good for you or me.

When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. "Don't cry!" he said. —Luke 7:13

When we have needs, we can turn to the One whose compassion is unending. — Jenni Davenport —

And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own? —Luke 6:41

6   If I love them only when they meet my requirements or expectations, they will feel incompetent and will believe it is pointless to do their best, since it is never enough. They will always be plagued by insecurity, anxiety, low self-esteem, and anger. To guard against this, I need to often remind myself of my responsibility for their total growth. (For more on this, you will want to read How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell.)

Achieving great accomplishments doesn't matter much if everyone who helps you get there dies along the way." Paul White

does. Unconditional love shows love to a child no matter what. We love regardless of what the child looks like; regardless of her assets, liabilities, or handicaps; regardless of what we expect her to be; and, most difficult of all, regardless of how she acts. This does not mean that we like all of her behavior. It does mean that we give and show love to our child all the time, even when her behavior is poor.

Sincere rebuke is medication for a sick soul. — Steven Thompson —

Our words should always reflect the love we feel for others. — Jenni Davenport —

Why do we live but to serve, give, share, love, and comfort others? — Clay Taylor

Acting kindly means dying to our selfish desires so that the needs of others might be met. Self-denial goes against everything the evening news suggests about human nature. But when we live out God's kindness in ordinary ways, even moments of despair can become opportunities for hope. P

As sinners, we must be willing to associate with other sinners before we can show God's love to them. — Jessica Talbot

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. —Matthew 9:36

Only when we see others through God's eyes can we love them as He does. — Bobbie Roper —

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? —Matthew 5:46 kjv