LEARN
COMPASSION
"When the Son of Man comes in His
glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His
glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them
one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will
set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will
say to those on His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and
you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you
took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I
was in prison and you came to Me. Then the righteous will answer Him, saying,
Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or
when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? And the King will
answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one
of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me. Then He will also say to
those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire
prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no
food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not
take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not
visit Me. Then they also will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry
or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to
You? Then He will answer them, saying, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you
did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me. And these
will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal
life." (Matthew 25:31-46.)
Jesus had compassion for hurting people.
We too should learn compassion for the hurting. Those that learn and show
compassion become more like the Christ. May we all become more compassionate.
- - - - JOSH WEBSTER