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Are You Compassionate?
© 2015
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Stephen A. Peterson
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous.
I Peter 3:8 (NIV)
Compassion is the uplifting, hopeful quality. It is the ability to relate to the needs of another, to provide immediate, short term support, to encourage the person in need to stand on their own at some point, to avoid co-dependency and a loss of a person’s individuality. In the meantime, the compassionate person identifies with the pain of the person’s desolation, the wound of the person’s sorrow, the anguish of the person’s concern or concerns, or the wants of their personal needs—emotional or physical without destroying their personhood.
At some time in every living person’s life, there is a need for mercy. And those who fill that need without causing co-dependency will find doors that swing inward to your approach of compassion.
Prayer:
Almighty Father in heaven, I thank You for the many blessings You shower upon me every day. I am truly blessed and humbled by the abundance of Your graces. Through this prayer, I ask for the compassion to follow the inspiring example of the good Samaritan. Help me to embrace and bring comfort to those suffering immensely wherever they may be. Amen.
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