Friday's Five - On Compassion

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation – Henry Ward Beecher

Compassion is the basis of all morality – Arthur Schopenhauser

The dew of compassion is a tear. – Lord Byron

I saw that every natural compassion anyone has for a fellow Christian is due to Christ living within; and every bit of self-emptying that he revealed in his passion was shown again in this compassion – Julian of Norwich.

If we offer compassion to one another, when the opportunity arises, we offer compassion to Christ just as, when others compassionate us we receive from then the tenderness of Jesus himself who is living within them - Elizabeth Ruth Obbard

Compassion

Compassion is a tender heart

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A simple kind act overthrows the mightiest kingdom

A gracious word overcomes ignorance

A sweet affection heals a hardened heart

A precious promise fills a treacherous void

A shepherd cares for a lonely, lost sheep

A lover calms a fearful spirit

Compassion is nearness

Compassion is a gentle touch

Compassion is reaching out

Compassion is grace in action.