The single, most outstanding quality of Jesus Christ is His compassion for the children, the sick, the sinner, the hungry, and the lonely. Everywhere He went; Jesus was aware of the pain of others and stopped to express concern and minister deliverance. Whether on a fishing trip […]
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Touch is the Sensitivity of Life
Did you know that over one-third of our five million touch receptors are located in our hands? Don’t underestimate the power of touch. A recent study indicated that most people need to be touched by another person at least seven times a day to maintain a healthy […]
Read moreNarcissism is the Self-Centeredness of Life
Narcissism is an “everything in life is about me” syndrome. Have you ever known people to whom you wouldn’t dare ask how they are feeling, because you know they will respond with a detailed organ recital of all their aches and pains for the past fifty years? […]
Read moreSympathy is the Condolence of Life
Sympathy is the first step toward compassion. Sympathy, empathy, and compassion are all interrelated. Pity is merely feeling sorry for someone. To sympathize is to understand their grief and misery. To empathize is to feel their pain. Condolence is the compassionate expression of sympathy that causes us […]
Read moreCompassion is the Awareness of Life
The single, most outstanding quality of Jesus Christ is His compassion for the children, the sick, the sinner, the hungry, and the lonely. Everywhere He went; Jesus was aware of the pain of others and stopped to express concern and minister deliverance. Whether on a fishing trip […]
Read moreGentleness is the Tenderness of Life
Gentleness is a polite, gracious, considerate act of kindness that is born out of compassion. It is a language that doesn’t need a vocabulary. It is spoken with a touch and expressed by a kind deed. It is the gift everyone can afford and requires the least […]
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