Quotes about Compassion

How would you have responded if Jesus, knowing everything about you, knelt before you to wash your feet?

Remarkable. He forgave their sin before they even committed it. He offered mercy before they even sought it.

Right there in the middle of a world which isn't fair. He saw you betrayed by those you love. He saw you with a body which gets sick and a heart which grows weak . . . On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you. And the

The name of Jesus has been used by some to harm and divide, but if you look at how he lived, you see how backward that really is. Jesus was not exclusive. He was radically inclusive.

God sent Jesus to tell us he knows what it is like to be a human in this world.

God's pursuing you

discipline should result in mercy, not misery.

Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, "I can clean that if you want." And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

No problem is unsolvable. No life is irredeemable. No one's fate is sealed. No one is unloved or unlovable.

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you" (John 13:14—15).

Writings from Max Lucado Our world is stressed. Jesus gets that. He faced the issues we face and some far more severe than we ever will. He taught how to deal with the challenges of life. And the key to what he taught is to believe God cares for you.

Because Jesus is human, he understands you. Because he is divine, he can help you. He is uniquely positioned to carry us home.