Jesus Christ – the
Source and Model of Compassion
Jesus
gives us brothers and sisters to love and he shows us how to be compassionate.
St. Paul, a Jew, calls the Gentile Ephesians his “brothers and sisters.” He then
gives the source of this relationship. It
is Christ who has brought all into God’s family by his blood on the cross (2nd
Reading).
And Jesus
himself is the ultimate model of compassion – “his heart was moved with pity” for
the people when he saw them “like sheep without a shepherd.”
Jesus' attitude should challenge me to ask if I discriminate people
who are different. Moreover, do I live the
compassion of Jesus in treating other people in my life?
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