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E l e m e n t C Compassion. Compassion. Ex. 34: 5-6. Compassion (definition): “A deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.”. Compassion. Ex. 34: 5-6. Compassion is Element of Faith.
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Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6
Compassion(definition): “A deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.” Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6
Compassion is Element of Faith. Not only does God model compassion to and for God’s people, but God desires that His people are compassionate too! Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6
I. Recognition of the need for God’s mercy showing it graciously Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6
“I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings…” I AM
II. Embodying patience or long suffering with our fellow sojourners Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6
III.Sharing goodness and truth of God’s love Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6
Moses tells the story of God’s provision to His father-in-law
IV. Being faithfulness to God and living out authentically God’s purpose for us Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6
Carbon Compassion Ex. 34: 5-6 …‘King of the Elements’ in the periodic table. … pure forms of this element including graphite, diamond, fullerenes and graphene. … Carbon is essential to life. This is because it is able to form a huge variety of chains of different lengths. It was once thought that the carbon-based molecules of life could only be obtained from living things. They were thought to contain a ‘spark of life’.
“Compassion can’t be measured in dollars and cents. It does come with a price tag, but that price tag isn’t the amount of money spent. The price tag is love.”J. C. Watts Jr.