How To Have Compassion!
"Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion
for one another; love as brothers, be
tenderhearted,
be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for
reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that
you were called to this, that you may inherit a
blessing."
1 Peter 3: 8-9
In the church you attend, there are burdened souls
staggering under their loads. In the nearby hospital,
the sick and their loved ones face difficult moments.
Down the street, inmates in the jail feel
lost.
In nursing homes, lonely people are suffering.
All around the world,
millions of people wonder
how to deal with their overwhelming problems.
God called us to minister to a suffering world.
We must make a priority of asking God to show
us where people are hurting so we can serve
them in whatever way we
can.
We don’t have to go looking for those with
needs. They’re all around. We can’t help
everyone, but we can help someone.
Pray today and ask God to lead
you to someone you can serve
in their time of need.
"Jesus teaches that human need must always be
helped; that there is no greater task than to
relieve
someone’s pain and distress and that the Christian’s
compassion must be like God’s—unceasing."
William Barclay
