Today Someone...A Compassionate Heart.

This is compassionate love:

• In compassion, we contact the authorities when we see children being abused, even though their parents might retaliate.
• In compassion, we take meals to a sick neighbour, even though his illness is making him cranky and he's likely to lash out at you.
• In compassion, we speak up for someone who's been misunderstood and rejected, even though we'll become the next target of condemnation.
• In compassion, we advocate for employees who are being ill treated by their employers, even though we'll be disdained or fired or blacklisted for stirring up trouble.
  

Anything less than this is unChrist-like. When we get nailed for doing good deeds, we are truly being like Jesus.

We're taking our compassion all the way to the cross. We are taking CHRIST'S compassion to the crosses that He wants us to carry with Him.

Our compassion is His. Our crosses are His. We are intimately united to Him when we suffer for the sake of love.

Take a bold step forward in compassion:

• Dare to follow your heart where others need the caring touch of Jesus.
• Look for opportunities to be Jesus for others in ways that you've avoided before.
• Stretch your ability to face the cross because of love for others.

The word "compassion" means "with passion"

--- you are with Jesus in His holy Passion!

by Terry A. Modica.

© March 2007

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A Compassionate Heart.

Dear Lord,

Today someone prays for

a compassionate heart.

Grant in her a Christ-like

love for others.

Let her hear,

really hear the cry from the heart of others.

Let her understand,

really understand what her neighbour is experiencing.

Let her know,

really know how long her friend has been suffering.

Let her love,

really love all those you put in her path today.

Let her respond,

really respond with love,

Understanding and the compassion

that can only come from You,

Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

(Phil 1:9-10)

And this is my prayer:

That your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

So that you may be able to discern what is best

And may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ.