When a business is looking for new employees, they require certain skills and experience, but they also search for specific personal attributes that will fit with their needs. When we decide on friendships, we look for shared interests, but we also look for a heart similar to our own. While God does not have qualificationsContinue reading “Justice, Kindness, Compassion”
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Practice Kindness
Touched by Compassion
When we witness an act of kindness and compassion, it stirs our emotions. We are deeply touched because we understand both the receiver and the giver. The giver is moved by feeling and knowing the need of the person who receives compassion. The receiver is emotionally moved by someone acknowledging them and understanding their needs,Continue reading “Touched by Compassion”
The Father’s Compassion
Influence
Freely Given
It feels better to give, when we give generously and freely. When we feel compelled to give, it just doesn’t have the same good feeling. So, when we can, we give to the organizations and causes that we agree with and that we feel are doing good things. Romans 9:15-16 says, “For he says toContinue reading “Freely Given”
Mercy and Compassion
Costly Redemption
Before asking Jesus Christ to be my Lord and Savior, I was lost. By lost, I don’t mean that I was making a terrible mess of my life, I mean that I did not know where I should be going. Sure, I had my struggles, but the not knowing where to go was much harderContinue reading “Costly Redemption”
Compassion With Everlasting Love
Father With Compassion
My favorite part of the Prodigal Son story told by Jesus is when the son returns home but is still a ways from home. The father has been looking for the son to come back home and then this happens: Luke 15:20 says, “And he arose and came to his father. But while he wasContinue reading “Father With Compassion”
Reluctant Retiree 