What makes us human is not our mind
BUT OUR HEART,
Not our ability to think but our ability
TO LOVE.
More About this Book
This challenging book is an answer to the question: How do we live compassionately in our world? The subject is examined in three parts. The first part is about God and God’s compassion. The second part, on discipleship, reflects on the question: How can we creatively respond to Jesus’ call to “be compassionate as your father is compassionate?” The third part, The Compassionate Way, aims to answer the question: “Is there a specific compassionate way that can be practiced day in and day out?” This part looks at the practice of patience, the discipline of prayer and the response of action. Great attention is given to Jesus as an example of the compassionate life.
Themes: Compassion, Ministry, Pastoral Care, Prayer, Service, God-with-us, Jesus, Identity, Powerlessness, Downward Mobility, Servanthood, Christian Community, Voluntary Displacement, Vocation, Patience, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Enemies, Activism, Confrontation, Gratitude, Christian Vision, Competition
Doubleday, 1982
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