Quotes about Empathy
As Dorothy Day put it, "I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.
— Philip Yancey
Think too of all who suffer as if you shared their pain. HEBREWS 13:3
— Philip Yancey
God's gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less.
— Philip Yancey
The role of the doctor, nurse, social worker, minister, or loving friend is simply this: to keep the nutcracker of circumstances from destroying, and to help the sufferer see that even the worst hardships open up the potential for growth and development.
— Philip Yancey
Only forgiveness frees us from the injustice of others.
— Philip Yancey
A grace-full Christian is one who looks at the world through "grace-tinted lenses.
— Philip Yancey
The phrase "the body of Christ," expresses well what we are called to do: to represent in flesh what Christ is like, especially to those in need. The
— Philip Yancey
When you forgive someone, you slice away the wrong from the person who did it. You disengage that person from his hurtful act.
— Philip Yancey
One of the most important things we can do for a suffering person is to restore a sense of meaning or significance to the experience.
— Philip Yancey
Then the question becomes, "How do we treat sinners?
— Philip Yancey
The healthiest body is the one that feels the pain of its weakest parts.
— Philip Yancey
Despite a hundred sermons on forgiveness, we do not forgive easily, nor find ourselves easily forgiven.
— Philip Yancey