Quotes About Compassion

how accepting children can be—must be.

She tries to be a good Christian. Jesus went around forgiving everyone, though her personal belief is that he went a little too far with that business.

offering of love against fear. I had done it myself, determinedly made cards for my mother thinking that she would then have

Arthur feels an impulse to tell her he'd love to have her company anytime. He feels like she's the smallest little plant, dying from lack of water. But then he realizes he must tread carefully in this regard. People who don't feel cared for are not always comfortable being cared for.

A friend of hers once described such acts of kindness as hold knots on life's climbing rope.

Elizabeth Berg

I don't think you've even begun to realize all there is for you to love. And I know you better than anyone, and here's what I know about you: You have so much love to give! But I feel like you're all the time digging in the tomato bin, saying 'Where are the apples?

philosophy? It's this: Our job, regardless of our bodily circumstances, is to rise above what holds us down, and to help others do the same!

For ten years before I began writing for a living, I worked as a registered nurse. Never mind that the work was hard—more than once, I literally had not time for even a bathroom break. (My husband never believed me about this, but it was true.) Never mind that I had to work on holidays and every other weekend and on people's birthdays, my own included; I loved the job.

That's the Jesus truth. It's a wide, wide world. Sooner you lift up your gaze from your own self, sooner you know that.

a heart that is not shared with others, beloved by another, only withers and dies.

I had discovered that there was something more painful than falling in love with someone who hasn't fallen for you; hurting that person-hurting him and not being able to do anything about it.

Hey, does my stupidity give you the right to bruise a tender heart? Yeah, yeah. I'm bruising a heart made of Play-Doh.

Today there are so many people I would like to seek forgiveness from, but I don't know where most of them are anymore and my health prohibits me from leaving my home easily. For these people I offer up my daily torment of every kind of physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional suffering imaginable. Although I can never make things right by myself, I entrust these people to Our Lady, knowing that she can bring them peace and healing.

because God knows everything about us, cares about us, helps us, and listens to us whenever we turn to Him, we are not carrying our burdens alone. We therefore have no reason to be bitter.

Because of God's knowledge, you and I are always understood.

It's easy to talk about how much you love God, but loving others reveals how much you truly do.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

If you want a good friend, you need to be a good friend!

When you love someone, you can't help but pray for them.

Jesus teaches us to give richly, serve sacrificially, and love unconditionally.

Mercy reflects the presence of the Lord in your heart and your life.

A marriage filled with unconditional love experiences the depth of grace and mercy.

It's not what you get, but what you give that is God's true measure of a life.