Compassion and comfort...

“The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion."  (Brennan Manning)
 
Dear God, my precious Abba~
My heart breaks deeply as I watch this restless world.....
painful cries unheard,
lonesome lives unnoticed,
illness often ignored,
seething wounds avoided,
searching souls misjudged,
bruised hearts belittled,
and suffering spirits silenced. 

As I read about Your Son's time here, I notice...
He promoted peace instead of pride.
He gave of Himself instead of promoting Himself.
He spoke truth without torment.
He noticed the unnoticed.
He forgave but didn't forsake.
He cared more than criticized.
He had compassion on broken bodies, spirits and lives.

May we live more like You. ♥~thl

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1: 3>4