Here are some thoughts from a book I'm reading by Brennan Manning...
"Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where others weep. The sons and daughters of Abba are to be the most nonjudgmental people. They ought to get along amously with sinners.
Remember the passage in Matthew where Jesus says, 'Be perfect as your heavenly father is perfect'? In Luke, the same verse is translated, 'Be compassionate as your heavenly father is compassionate.' Biblical scholars say that the two words, perfect and compassionate, can be reduced to the same reality. Conclusion: To follow Jesus in His ministry of compassion precisely defines the biblical meaning of being perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect."
To love God and to love others. These are our 2 things...
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Maybe we worry to much about what the world will think if we try to be perfect (have compassion that is real). Maybe we worry too much that we won't get it right if we try. Maybe we worry to much that we won't know what to do or say in a situation that requires a leap of faith asking more of us than we may think we can give. Maybe we just worry to much because it is our self we have a hard time getting over to take that step toward perfection, as God would define it. The cool thing is, God knows we can do it and also knows it is really not as hard as we imagine it may be. So, maybe we should just stop worrying about all the what ifs and take the leap toward perfection...
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