What is compassion? Simply giving something away-whether it’s your money or your time- doesn’t neccessarily mean you have compassion for someone else. Never make the mistake of equating generosity with compassion. If anything, a generous spirit flows from your compassion, not the other way around. True compassion means that you see other people the way God sees them. It means looking into the heart of these people that God, for one reason or another, brings into your life.

These people may be people you’ve known-at least know about- for years. They may be strangers. They all have one thing in common: they are loved equally by God, who made them in His image. Who is your neighbor? Anyone in need, whether the need is physical of spiritual. True compassion reaches out to your neighbor.