Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" Luke 10:30-36 (ESV) Compassion is seeing the need and doing what you can to meet the need. There are no racial or ethnic barriers to those who are compassionate. Those who are genuinely compassionate display the love of God to others because they love God and know what it is like to have unworthy people cared for by one who is worthy. Genuinely compassionate people understand that all they have has been a gift to them and they will freely share what they have with others. Compassionate people do not consider the cost, but the opportunity, and find it a privilege to be used by God to help them. Compassion is the fruit of a life well and rightly lived. | 
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