Quotes about Empathy

He saw you cast into a river of life you didn't request. He saw you betrayed by those you love. He saw you with a body that gets sick and a heart that grows weak. He saw you in your own garden of gnarled trees and sleeping friends. He saw you staring into the pit of your own failures and the mouth of your own grave. He saw you in your own garden of Gethsemane and he didn't want you to be alone ... He would rather go to hell for you than to heaven without you.

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination.

We are not our brother's keeper we are our brother and we are our sister. We must look past complexion and see community.

if you want to have a good friend, you first must be a good friend.

Love is a willingness to sacrifice.

Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.

Trump saw the world through the filter of other people's weaknesses.

Agape love is the decision to keep loving and seeking the best for someone even when we don't feel like it, even when that person sins against us.

war alone is not the answer. We must also fight for the hearts and minds of those who would do us harm.

How we relate to God is generally how we relate to others.

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.

Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did... in fact, they admired it.