Quotes about Compassion

Because tragedy happened to you, it gives you a greater sense of oneness with others who experience tragedy. Because we have been comforted through the Word of God, we in turn may be able to comfort others.

God] says to pray for our enemies. How many of us have ever spent time praying for our enemies?

When we are a comfort and encouragement to others, we are sometimes surprised at how it comes back to us many times over.

God is not blind. He knows about you and your problems. He knows of those who are suffering... and His love for His children will never leave in times of trouble.

Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to forgive, we will discover that we can never really rebuild trust.

Our sufferings may be hard to bear, but they teach us lessons which, in turn, equip and enable us to help others.

Some of the most healing words in any language are, "I'm sorry. Will you forgive me?" How much more we need that confession to our Father in heaven.

To many people, the mention of the blood of Christ is distasteful. However, on [a] visit to Mayo Clinic I noticed that at each reception desk there were pamphlets entitled A Gift of Life, urging people to donate blood. Anyone who has gone through surgery and looked up to see the bag of blood dripping slowly into his veins, realizes with gratitude the life-giving property of blood.

Forgiveness is one of the most beautiful words in the human vocabulary. How much pain and unhappy consequences could be avoided if we all learned the meaning of this word!

We don't have to be on the battlefields of the world to experience strife and conflict. We need only to open our eyes each morning and read the headlines, we need only to turn a keen ear when our phones ring with bad news, we need only to open our hearts to those next door—and maybe even in our own homes—to notice those with grieving hearts.

In His thirty-three years on earth, Jesus suffered with man; on the cross He suffered for man.

Jesus suffered more than any other person in human history.