“Compassion, to be with others when and where they suffer and to willingly enter into a fellowship of the weak, is God’s way to justice and peace among people.” ~Henri Nouwen, Here and Now
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Compassionate Christianity…
A week or two ago, when Dave prayed at the close of the worship service at our church, he said something like, “God – thank you for the love that is in this room.” It made my day. That’s what should be here – always. Love is something that Christ expects to go beyond this room, beyond our church fellowship, and even beyond our Christian circles. As followers of Jesus, we’re to imitate him. That means loving as he loves.
How well does the Christian church do that?
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A Heart of Compassion
Determine to be tender with the young,
compassionate with the elderly,
sympathetic to those who struggle
and tolerant with the weak & wrong,
because at some point in your life you will have been all of these.
~From a plaque on the wall of Rev. Maurice Friedlund’s office.