Quotes About Compassion

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection

Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.

What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb. If I were a Wise Man I would do my part. Yet what can I give Him? I give Him my heart.

To celebrate the heart of Christmas is to forget ourselves in the service of others.

Christmas has a way of bringing out the best in everyone

As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, we shall have the Christmas spirit, not for one fleeting day each year, but as a companion always.

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

Now there's a sight you don't see every day, huh? Two punked-out Goths throwing a Christmas party for sick children. (Doctor)

The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.

Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.

One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.

Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.

No one has ever become poor from giving.

There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

It is not the gift, but the thought that counts.

There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.

Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving.

By trying to live Christmas 12 months a year, we CAN make this world a better place to live - for others and for ourselves.

When you with velvets mantled o'er, Defy December's tempests frore, Oh! spare one garment from your store, To clothe the poor at Christmas.

So just to be truthful to my own sensibility, I need to acknowledge that the season is not all joy and light for a lot of people. It's tough - environmentally, emotionally, spiritually.

We celebrate the birth of one who told us to give everything to the poor by giving each other motorized tie racks.

Christmas is about giving. Be outrageously generous. Have fun, enjoy the process....then keep it up all year.

Christmas means Jesus came down and got involved in suffering. He hears your cries.