Quotes about Compassion
You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.
— Pope Francis
Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.
— Pope John Paul II
All of us would be wiser if we would resolve never to put people down, except on our prayer lists.
— DA Carson
When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.
— Philip Yancey
At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.
— Mother Teresa
People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.
— Rick Warren
True prayer is not asking God for love; it is learning to love, and to include all mankind in one affection.
— Mary Baker Eddy
Notice, we never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray! For prayer is a great deterrent.
— Leonard Ravenhill
Christians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer.
— Athanasius of Alexandria
Unless you have forgiven others you read your own death warrant when you repeat the Lord's Prayer
— Charles Spurgeon
The measure of our love for others can largely be determined by the frequency and earnestness of our prayers for them.
— AW Pink