Be Compassionate just as your Father is Compassionate by Henri Nouwen Jesus tells us: “Be compassionate  just as your Father is compassionate.  Do not judge, and you will not be judged; Do not condemn,  and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, And there will be gifts for you; a … Continue reading Be Compassionate just as your Father is Compassionate by Henri Nouwen

         Being a Comfort to Others by J R Miller by J. R. Miller, 1908 http://www.gracegems.org Just after the death of Queen Victoria, this beautiful story was told: She was visiting the wounded soldiers who had been brought back from South Africa. She was specially distressed by the suffering of one man who had been terribly … Continue reading Being a Comfort to Others by J R Miller

              Comfort in Christ’s Knowledge of Us by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1895 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm To many people, the thought of Christ's perfect knowledge of them is an unwelcome one. It frightens and troubles them. But if we are living as we should live, if we are true to our purpose and sincere in our … Continue reading Comfort in Christ’s Knowledge of Us by J R Miller

Comfort O Comfort My People By Father Ronald Rolheiser (CatholicNews---Sunday August 31, 2008)      www.catholic.org.sg A FEW YEARS ago, at a church conference that I was attending, the participants were divided into discussion groups and each group was asked the question: "What is the most important thing that the church needs to be saying to the world … Continue reading Comfort O Comfort My People By Father Ronald Rolheiser

          Comfort Through Personal Helpfulness by J R Miller by J. R. Miller, 1912 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm Every true Christian desires to be helpful. He longs to make his life a blessing to as many people as possible. He wishes to make the world better, his neighborhood brighter and sweeter, every life he touches, in even casual associations, somewhat more … Continue reading Comfort Through Personal Helpfulness by J R Miller

        Compassion by Henri Nouwen The following passages on compassion are taken from Father Henri J.M. Nouwen’s book “Bread for the Journey,” published in 1997.  1.The Authority of Compassion The Church often wounds us deeply. People with religious authority often wound us by their words, attitudes, and demands. Precisely because our religion brings us in touch with the … Continue reading Compassion by Henri Nouwen

Compassion Courage and Character from YouTube Role of Compassion in Education and Wider Societal Contexthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xqCg2nIQ8 Scientific Questions for Future Research on Compassionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyfkU8ihdAA Centrality of Compassion in Human Life and Societyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSL_xvokoF8 Harry's Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life: The Dalai Lamahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aASpioHVtzs Finding Happiness in Troubled Timeshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIX3tdFPolg The Path to Peace and Happinesshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BHg1ALej3Q Nature of the Mindhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7RQi55asY … Continue reading Compassion Courage and Character from YouTube

          FINDING GOD’S COMFORT by J R Miller J. R. MILLER 1880 http://www.gracegems.org "I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye sees you. Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes!" Job 42:5-6 1. Afflictions  2. Afflictions Sanctified  3. An Appeal to God  4. Confession and Restoration AFFLICTIONS  There is an … Continue reading FINDING GOD’S COMFORT by J R Miller

God is Compassionate even to the Unlovely and Unlovable by Henri Nouwen The passages below are taken from Father Henri J.M. Nouwen’s book “Turn My Mourning into Dancing,” published in 2001: God is Compassionate even to the Unlovely and Unlovable (86-90)      The message of the gospel brims with compassion, with a love that willingly “suffers with,” … Continue reading God is Compassionate even to the Unlovely and Unlovable by Henri Nouwen

He who is Kind to the Poor Lends to the Lord by Bill Hybels All the passages below are taken from Bill Hybels’ book “Making Life Work” published in 1998 by Inter-Varsity Press.     Every neighbourhood has one. It is someone’s worst nightmare to be one. I am referring to the unfortunate child who has been selected … Continue reading He who is Kind to the Poor Lends to the Lord by Bill Hybels

Our God is a Compassionate God by Father Henri Nouwen Donald P McNeill and Douglas A Morrison Thefollowing passages are taken from Father Henri J.M. Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill and Douglas A. Morrison’s book “Compassion,” published in 1982. IN SOLIDARITY (13-15) God is a compassionate God. This means, first of all, that he a God who … Continue reading Our God is a Compassionate God by Father Henri Nouwen Donald P McNeill and Douglas A Morrison

        THE BEATITUDE FOR SORROW by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1896 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm A great preacher has said, "It is worth our thought how small that audience must be that would assemble, life through, to listen to a gospel that said nothing to sufferers, nothing to sorrow." An old theological professor said to his students, "Never go … Continue reading THE BEATITUDE FOR SORROW by J R Miller

The Book of Comfort by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1912 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm Section 1 1.   Speak Tenderly 2.   The Ministry Of Comport 3.   How Christ Comports His Friends 4.   Be Op Good Cheer 5.   Does God Care? 6.   You Will Not Mind the Roughness 7.   Why Does No One Ever See God? 8.   The One Who Stands by  Section 2 9.   After Bereavement—what? … Continue reading The Book of Comfort by J R Miller

     The Duty of Forgetting Sorrow by J R Miller J. R.  Miller, 1888 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm Sorrow makes deep scars; indeed, it writes its record ineffaceably on the heart which suffers. We really never get over our deep griefs; we are really never altogether the same after we have passed through them—as we were before. In one sense, … Continue reading The Duty of Forgetting Sorrow by J R Miller

                    The Ministry of Comfort by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1898 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm Section 1 1.   Glimpses of Immortality 2.   Why Trouble Comes 3.   "But He for our Profit" 4.   Love in Taking Away 5.   Trouble as a Trust 6.   Some Blessings of Sorrow 7.   Comfort in God's Will Section 2 8.   Jesus as a Comforter 9.   God Himself the Best Comfort 10.                      The Duty … Continue reading The Ministry of Comfort by J R Miller