Daily Meditation: Jesus' Compassion

Tuesday May 21, 2013    Jesus' Compassion   Jesus is called Emmanuel which means "God-with-us" (see Matthew 1: 22-23).  The great paradox of Jesus' life is that he, whose words and actions are in no way influenced by human blame or praise but are completely dependent on God's will, is more "with" us than any other human being.   Jesus' compassion, his deep feeling-with us, is possible because his life is guided not by human respect but only by the love of his heavenly Father.  Indeed, Jesus  is free to love us because he is not dependent on our love.     Comment on this Daily Meditation.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community. New event posting: SAT Summer Sabbatical, June 2013. Click here for details. Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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