Quotes about Empathy

no craving for wealth or immortality could be so great, he felt, as to subsist on the sorrow of children.

Actually, he was a very warm, compassionate man who never stopped feeling sorry for himself. "Why me?" was his constant lament, and the question was a good one.

Do yourself a favor and forgive anyone that has anything against you. Do it as an act of faith and trust God to change and heal your emotions. Pray for your enemies and never say another unkind thing about them. It is the only way you can move past the pain and begin to heal.

Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.

Acts 10:38 says, "See how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth who went about doing good." He just got up every day and did good. Everywhere he went, even though he had a purpose and he was headed somewhere, he let himself be interrupted by the needs of people. So often we study the steps of Jesus. Maybe we need to study the stops of Jesus. The things that he stopped for, the things that interrupted his plan, where he would alter his plan and help somebody here and there.

God is Good...Jesus is Lord Be Good to Yourself and each Other J-Jesus..O-Others..Y-Yourself

Treat everyone you meet as if they have infinite value because in God's eyes they do.

The Holy Spirit showed me that when I put up walls to keep others out I also wall myself into solitary place of confinement.

Good relationships require a lot of hard work, education, and willingness to meet each other's needs.

Be a blessing to someone else.

Forgive as often as you must and don't put limits on it.

being a garbage dump for other people does not promote peace for me, and I want peace more than I want to know what is going on in everyone else's life.