COMPASSION

Our Divine directive is not that we simply recognize the existence of broken people; God wants us to do something for them. It is good that so much public discussion is given to compassion, but acting compassionately is much more important than feeling compassion. To be truly compassionate I cannot view the masses from the mountaintop, but must learn love in the trenches of life. How I treat the broken, the difficult, the tedious, the dispirited, even the mean spirited measures the true depth of my love for God. Lord, You are Love, make me more like You. Use me as Your hands to lift others without complaint or resistance.