Today I posted the following for the verse of the day which I post on my personal Facebook page, the Agnus Dei Ministries Facebook page and the Lutheran Orthodox Church Facebook page:
Should we not have compassion on others the way the Lord has compassion on us?
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
—Psalm 103:13
Within minutes I got a call from my oldest (daughter Lisa, trained as an English teacher) who asked me, "Shouldn't the preposition be have compassion for others?" My response was that when we have compassion "for" someone it's an internal felling we have. When we have compassion ON someone, it's a tangible action.
God had compassion ON us when he sent His Son to live with us and for us and then die for our sins. All too often we, as Christians, feel compassion FOR a situation or a person, but we fail to take action and have compassion ON them.
The next time you find yourself having pity and feeling compassion FOR someone, take action and have compassion ON them.
Peace and blessings.
++Richard
Should we not have compassion on others the way the Lord has compassion on us?
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
—Psalm 103:13
Within minutes I got a call from my oldest (daughter Lisa, trained as an English teacher) who asked me, "Shouldn't the preposition be have compassion for others?" My response was that when we have compassion "for" someone it's an internal felling we have. When we have compassion ON someone, it's a tangible action.
God had compassion ON us when he sent His Son to live with us and for us and then die for our sins. All too often we, as Christians, feel compassion FOR a situation or a person, but we fail to take action and have compassion ON them.
The next time you find yourself having pity and feeling compassion FOR someone, take action and have compassion ON them.
Peace and blessings.
++Richard
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