This document discusses the theme of compassion in religions. It defines compassion as suffering with others in their brokenness and giving life through compassionate love. True compassion is respectful, understanding, accepting and forgiving of others. Religions call people to be compassionate through examples like Jesus calling his disciples to compassion and treating others as God treats people with compassion. To be truly compassionate requires entering into others' pain and remaining with them, forgiving faults, and recreating the broken.

1. THE THEME OF MOST RELIGIONS
FR VICTOR EMMANUEL SJ

14.  “ YOU MAY CALL
GOD LOVE, YOU
MAY CALL GOD
GOODNESS, BUT
THE BEST NAME
FOR GOD IS
COMPASSION”
-M ECKHART
 CALL OF JESUS TO
HIS DISCIPLES – BE
COMPASSIONATE
TO ALL

16.  CUM +PATIRE = TO SUFFER WITH
 IT IS TO REMAIN IMMERSED IN
THE CONDITION OF FELLOW
HUMAN BEINGS IN THEIR
BROKENESS
 COMPASSIONATE LOVE GIVES
LIFE AND SEPARATION TAKES
LIFE AWAY!

20.  CAN WE RELIGIOUS LOVINGLY ENTER
INTO THE PAIN OF OTHERS AND
REMAIN WITH THEM IN THEIR PAIN?
 IF WE DO SO, WE WILL BE GIVING
THEM LIFE, IF WE FAIL TO DO SO, WE
MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE
MORE LIFE IN SUFFERING PEOPLE

22.  COMPASSION IS NOT PITY.
 COMPASSION IS AN ALL
EMBRACING LOVE THAT IS
RESPECTFUL, UNDERSTANDING,
ACCEPTING AND FORGIVING.
 BE SENSITIVE TO THE FEELINGS
AND SITUATIONS OF OTHERS
 NEVER EXHIBIT THE WEAKNESS OF
OTHERS

26.  SOME TIMES WE SERVE THE POOR WITHOUT
HEART OF COMPASSION
 FRIENDS CAN BE INSENSITIVE AND NON-
COMPASSIONATE.
 EX: HOW INSTANT FRIENDS CAN CHEAT.
SISTERS WERE CHEATED BY A “PRIEST”, PEOPLE
COMING FOR “TRAIN TICKET”

28.  INCARNATION IS THE CENTRAL TO
JESUS’ LIFE
 THE ENTIRE LIFE OF JESUS IS A STORY
OF COMPASSION.
 BE COMPASSIONATE AS YOUR
HEAVENLY FATHER IS (LK 6:36)
 JUDGEMENT DAY: MT 25: 34-46

30.  BEING COMPASSIONATE IS “NOT UPWARD
MOBILITY” IT IS DOWNWARD. WORLD IS FAST
MOVING UP UP UP!!!
 RAHAM = MOVEMENT FROM THE WOMB. THE
PLACE FROM LIFE BEGINS. THE SEAT OF ALL
LOVE AND SACRIFICE.
 WOMB REFERS TO GOD’S MOTHERLY FEELINGS

32.  COMPASSION IS CLOSELY LINKED TO
PATIENCE
 PATIENCE MEANS ACTIVELY GETTING
INVOLVED IN LIFE WITH A CAPACITY TO BEAR
FULLY THE SUFFERING WITHIN AND AROUND
AT GIVEN TIME AND IN A GIVEN SITUATION
 IT MEANS NOT FIGHTING OR FLEEING FROM A
SITUATION BUT STAYING TO SEE, HEAR,
TOUCH, AND SMELL THE INNER AND OUTER
EVENTS OF LIFE AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE

36.  PATIENCE INVOLVES STAYING WITH WHAT
PRSENTS US WITH HERE AND NOW
 WE CANNOT STAY WITH A PARTICULAR PERSON’S
PAIN OR PAINFUL EVENT
 COMPASSION FORGIVES AND HEALS
 COMPASSION ERASES THE FALUTS OF THE OTHER
 COMPASSION RE-CREATES THE BROKEN
 COMPASSION CAN BE SHOWN IN ORDINARY LIFE
ACTIVITIES
 IN COMPASSION THE OTHER PERSON IS CENTRAL

38.  COMPASSION INVOLVES BOTH GIVING AND
RECEIVING
 COMPASSION MAY COME IN CHALLENGING
FORM
 COMPASSION DOES NOT LOOK FOR REWARD
 THERE IS A GREAT NEED THAN EVER TO
SHOW COMPASSION IN TODAY’S WORLD

45. FR VICTOR EMMANUEL SJ