Quotes About Compassion

I've yet to meet someone who found their way to faith by being criticized.

When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer—as does it.

Amar la justicia es hacerla crecer, no vengarla

Let me see them as thirsty people, I pray, and teach me how best to present the Living Water.

forgiveness alone can halt the cycle of blame and pain, breaking the chain of ungrace.

the important issue facing Christians who suffer is not "Is God responsible?" but "How should I react now that this terrible thing has happened?

Most importantly, he countered violence with nonviolence, and hatred with love. "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred," he exhorted his followers. "We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

the kingdom of God largely exists for the sake of outsiders, as a tangible expression of God's love for all.

people who have been broken by suffering and sickness ask for only one thing: a heart that loves and commits itself to them, a heart full of hope for them."2

Who helped you most? Most often they (suffering people) answer by describing a quiet, unassuming person. Someone who was there whenever needed, who listened more than talked, who didn't keep glancing down at a watch, who hugged and touched, and cried. In short, someone who was available, and came on the sufferer's terms and not their own.

On the other hand, if the subject had nothing to do but think about his pain (as is true in many hospitals and nursing homes), he showed much greater sensitivity.

Moralism apart from grace solves little.

Today, if I had to answer the question "Where is God when it hurts?" in a single sentence, I would make that sentence another question: "Where is the church when it hurts?" We form the front line of God's response to the suffering world.

What would it take for church to become known as a place where grace is "on tap

Grace has its own power, even in international politics.

What counts is the way a person reacts in the face of suffering.

simple availability is the most powerful force we can contribute to help calm the fears of others. Instinctively, I shrink back from people who are in pain.

As Dorothy Day put it, "I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.

Grace is unfair, which is one of the hardest things about it.

Fulfillment comes not in pursuit of happiness, but rather in pursuit of service.

Grace, however, is not about fairness.

Think too of all who suffer as if you shared their pain. HEBREWS 13:3

God's gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less.

The role of the doctor, nurse, social worker, minister, or loving friend is simply this: to keep the nutcracker of circumstances from destroying, and to help the sufferer see that even the worst hardships open up the potential for growth and development.