Quotes about Compassion
May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.
— Mother Teresa
I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.
— Samuel Rutherford
God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.
— Oswald Chambers
If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.
— John Owen
Heavenly Father hears your prayers, He loves you. He knows your name. He loves you beyond your ability to comprehend.
— Henry B. Eyring
To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.
— Billy Graham
Our prayers are heard, not because we are in earnest, not because we suffer, but because Jesus suffered.
— Oswald Chambers
Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.
— Pope Francis
Persistence in prayer for someone whom we don't like, however much it goes against the grain to begin with, brings about a remarkable change in attitude.
— FF Bruce
The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of love, can only be understood in prayer. Pray and weep, kneeling before the Cross.
— Pope Francis
Our prayers and fastings are of less avail, unless they are aided by almsgiving.
— St. Cyprian
It ill becomes us to invoke in our daily prayers the blessings of God, the Compassionate, if we in turn will not practice elementary compassion toward our fellow creatures.
— Mahatma Gandhi