Quotes about Compassion
I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore." Hebrews 8:12
— Max Lucado
Do this for someone. Ask someone to tell you his—or her—story. Resist the urge to interrupt or correct. Turn off the television. Log off from the internet. Close your laptop; silence your cell phone. Give the rarest of gifts: your full attention.
— Max Lucado
Don't characterize loners as aloof or crowd seekers as arrogant. They may be living out their story.
— Max Lucado
Isn't it enough that these hands will be pierced in the morning? Must they scrub grime tonight? And the disciples . . . do they deserve to have their feet washed?
— Max Lucado
Jesus wept" (John 11:35).
— Max Lucado
We are at our best when we are giving. In fact, we are most like God when we are giving.
— Max Lucado
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man and said, 'I will. Be healed!' And immediately the man was healed from his disease" (Matt. 8:3).
— Max Lucado
Since he bore the sin of the murderer and adulterer, he felt the shame of the murderer and adulterer. Though he never lied, he bore the disgrace of a liar. Though he never cheated, he felt the embarrassment of a cheater. Since he bore the sin of the world, he felt the collective shame of the world.
— Max Lucado
Ask God for a special alertness to sense moments in this day when you can clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Thank the Lord for each person who has demonstrated one of those character traits of Jesus in your life.
— Max Lucado
None of us can help everyone. But all of us can help someone. And when we help them, we serve Jesus.
— Max Lucado
JESUS WASHES OUR FEET FOR TWO REASONS. The first is to give us mercy; the second is to give us a message, and that message is simply this: Jesus offers unconditional grace; we are to offer unconditional grace.
— Max Lucado
To others, Jesus was a miracle worker. To others, Jesus was a master teacher. To others, Jesus was the hope of Israel. But to John, he was all of these and more. To John, Jesus was a friend. You don't abandon a friend—not even when that friend is dead. John stayed close to Jesus.
— Max Lucado