Quotes About Compassion

Jesus always colored outside of the lines here, extending grace and healing to those well beyond His people group. He often healed people first; they believed second.

We "love" people the way we "love" ourselves, and if we are not good enough, then no one is.

Henri Nouwen wrote: "Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour increasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family.

The day I am unaware of my privileges and unmoved by my greed is the day something has to change.

If we all raised others up instead of raising ourselves a little higher, there would be few needs left on earth.

Love refuses to deny or dismantle another's perspective simply because I don't share it.

We can heal and hurt each other, and we do. I'm hoping to help lead a tribe that does more healing and less hurting. I consider that my job.

Love God, love people. Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly. Treat people as you want to be treated. If you want to be great, be a servant.

We can't deliver folks from their pits, but we can sure get in there with them until God does. Live long enough and it becomes clear that stuff is not the stuff of life. People are. We need each other, so we probably ought to practice radical grace, because our well-flaunted opinions are cold companions when real life hits.

You are doing a wonderful job. Parenting is mind-numbingly hard and no one is perfect at it and we'll all jack a thousand parts, yet somehow, against all odds, it will be enough.

It's so weird to live in this world. What a bizarre tension to care deeply about the refugee crisis in Syria and also about Gilmore Girls. It is so disorienting to fret over aged-out foster kids while saving money for a beach vacation. Is it even okay to have fun when there is so much suffering in our communities and churches and world? What does it say about us when we love things like sports, food, travel, and fashion in a world plagued with hunger and human trafficking?

If Jesus made the sanctuary free and available for all, we should too. If the savior of the world decided that demarkations and hierarchies and power players were no longer necessary to the health of his church, then who are we to reinstate a ranking system after Jesus rendered it obsolete?

There will never be enough knowledge to fill the cracks of Christian maturity without the fruit of selfless service manifested in our lives.

You are not anyone's savior; you are a sister.

It is not our responsibility to fix every mess. If someone steps onto the scary ledge of truth, it is enough to acknowledge her courage and make this promise: I am here with you as your friend...

We judge people in areas where we're vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we're doing. If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived shaming deficiency.

Treat other women like your sisters instead of rivals.

May we show love in big and small ways, and may that love reach people accustomed to being shamed or ignored.

The next generation is screaming, 'We can't find God in church! How does God work in the broken places? Why are Christians so mean and scared and defensive? Where is the 'good news' part?

The poor world is begging for mercy like Bartimaus, while the rich world is asking for more favor like James and John.

We cannot carry the gospel to the poor and lowly while emulating the practices of the rich and powerful.

How lovely is a faith community that goes forth as loving sisters and brothers rather than angry defenders and separatists.

We need each other, so we probably ought to practice radical grace, because our well-flaunted opinions are cold companions when real life hits.

God measures our entire existence by only two things: how we love Him and how we love people. If you get this right, you can get a million other things wrong.