Quotes About Compassion

We can be pleased about what we do, but we also need to remember that although actions are important, the person behind the actions is more important!

LOVE LANGUAGE # 4 Acts of Service

If we think of love as a feeling, we shall be frustrated when we can't always work up that feeling. When we realize love is primarily an action, we are ready to use the tools we have to love better.

Love is not the answer to everything, but it creates a climate of security in which we can seek answers to those things that bother us. In the security of love, a couple can discuss differences without condemnation.

Who can you surprise with your service this week? — Janet Graham

Sometimes the best use of resources is a gift or event that says, "I care." — Jeanette Gardner Littleton —

Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. —3 John 1:5

When God opens our hearts to love others, we can satisfy their hunger. — Barbara Hollace

Loving other people means meeting their needs, whatever those needs may be. — Rebecca Krusee

Those who love God can't help but reflect His love to others. — Tammy L. Hensel

When you go to unfamiliar places, you will discover opportunities to share love you never knew you had to give. — Alyssa Santos —

Telling others the Gospel message is one of the best ways to love them. — Jerry Hamilton

If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants.

Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! —Isaiah 49:15

Forgiveness is the way of love.

Whether our primary mission is similar to Mary Jo Copeland's or centered within our home or workplace, every time we choose to love someone in an unloving world, we are making ourselves known as followers of Christ. We are choosing to stand out—not for what we accomplish but for our willingness to make sacrifices.

If I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn't love others, I would be nothing. —1 Corinthians 13:2

God's love is there even when someone is screaming. — Richard Holland

When you have some authority, use it to promote love, respect, and cooperation. — Gene Farmer —

We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. —Romans 15:1

If we need more love, we need more God—because God is love. — Liz Collard —

If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, "Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you." —Proverbs 3:28

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth."2

Being a parent—step or otherwise—requires abundant love without any guarantee of payback. Thank heavens we have a Father who has loved us in the same way!