COMPASSION THAT ACTS

COMPASSION THAT ACTS We all know What a COMPASSIONATE God we have We all know-what a compassionate God- And man Jesus was The HEALINGS he did-the kindness He has shown-to those who walked The earth-the same time as him And the KINDNESS-he shows to us- Even today-in our lives He was ALWAYS AVAILABLE to everyone But one such example of his compassion Is shown in his story-and the story Of the widow Nain “When he saw her- He was moved with pity,' And he said-'DON'T CRY'” Luke 7:13 Yes-Jesus and the story of A widow-Nain-whose only son Was being buried Perhaps he was moved Because he was thinking-of his own mother And the pain she would face-as he-Jesus- Was dying Nevertheless-he was MOVED with compassion And raised the woman's son-without her Even asking A man of compassion that ACTS- A man of compassion That acts-even in our lives today Just because he is NOT physically with us Does not mean-he is NOT with us- And it does not mean He has any less compassion for us And our own lives “The Lord is gracious And righteous Our God is FULL OF COMPASSION” Psalm 116:5 “SHOUT for joy-you heavens Rejoice-you earth Burst into song-you mountains For the Lord COMFORTS his people And will have compassion On his afflicted ones” Isaiah 49:13 And Jesus himself said, When 4,000 people were hungry, “I have COMPASSION For these people They have already been with me- Three days-and have nothing to eat IF I send them home hungry They will collapse on the way Because some of them Have come a long way” Mark 8:2-3 And he performed a miracle For the 4,000 people-and fed them Out of 7 loaves of bread- And a few small fish And when it looked like I was going to die in 1977 He KEPT me alive for my mom And my family He ACTED in my life-and I NEVER quit loving my mother- Or my father-as long as They lived And I will never quit loving My sisters-my family-my friends- “And ALL people everywhere” For US to be like our God Like our Jesus-we must LIVE Our lives with COMPASSION that acts For others Jesus said to the Widow Nain- “Do not weep,'-'Young man- I tell you ARISE'”-and he did And we MUST be there For our brothers and sisters in God With a compassion THAT ACTS Love and care are not just nouns- But also verbs=we must LOVE & CARE For one another=we must LOVE all of humanity “This is my command: LOVE EACH OTHER” John 15:7 To be like God-to be like Jesus- We must live with A COMPASSION THAT ACTS Robert P. Wallman 9-12-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Miguel Dulick