Compaixão
A compaixão é o coração de Deus em ação. Ele é compassivo e misericordioso, tardio em irar-se e grande em amor. Somos chamados a refletir essa compaixão no mundo.
Like a loving father, the Lord is kind and compassionate to those who follow him.
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to become angry, full of trustworthy love and faithfulness.
Your trustworthy love is better than life itself; I will praise you.
The trustworthy love of the Lord never ends, and his compassion has no limit.
They’re new every morning. Lord, you’re completely faithful!"
Really? Can a mother forget her nursing baby? Can she forget to be kind to the child she carried in her womb? Even if she could forget, I will never forget you! Look at your names I’ve written on the palms of my hands! I’m always thinking about your walls.
So the Lord waits, wanting to be kind to you, ready to act to show you mercy, for the Lord is a God who does what is right. All who wait for him are blessed.
Who is a God like you who forgives sin and passes over the rebellion of those who are left of his special people? You do not remain angry forever because you delight in showing faithful love.
I will strengthen the people of Judah; I will save the people of Joseph. I will bring them back home because I am concerned for them. It will be like I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer their cries for help.
This is what the Lord says. Judge fairly and truthfully. Show mercy and kindness to one another. Don’t exploit those who are widowed or fatherless, foreigners or the poor. Don’t think up ways of mistreating one other.
Since you are God’s special people, holy and dearly loved, adopt a sympathetic nature that is kind, humble, gentle, and patient.
Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Finally, you should all have the same attitude. Be sympathetic and love each other. Be compassionate, and humble.
If one of you is living well in this world and you see your Christian brother or sister in need, but you don’t show compassion—how can God’s love be living in you?
Praise be to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the compassionate Father and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those who are also in trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
For the high priest we have isn’t one who doesn’t sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who was tempted in all the ways we are, but did not sin.
Be happy with those who are happy; cry with those who are crying.
Finally, brothers and sisters, I say goodbye. Continue to improve spiritually. Encourage one another. Be in agreement. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.