1 John 4:8 (NIV)
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God
is love.
Jesus wept tears of compassion at the graveside of a friend.
He mourned over Jerusalem because as a city it had lost its appreciation of the
things of the Spirit. His great heart was sensitive to the needs of others. To
emphasize the importance of man’s love for men, He revised an old commandment
to make it read, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart . . . and
thy neighbor as thyself.” This generation is rough and tough. I heard a little
boy boasting one day about how tough he was. He said, “On the street I live on,
the farther out you go the tougher they get, and I live in the last house.”
Until you have learned the value of compassionately sharing others’ sorrow,
distress, and misfortune, you cannot know real happiness.
Thought for today:
Do I have empathy and compassion?
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