The Hollywood Prayer Network On Compassionنموونە

CLOTHE YOURSELF WITH COMPASSION

"If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large."  William Wilberforce

PRAY:  Oh Father, You have allowed me to be grafted in to Your chosen people when I accepted You into my heart. Thank You that You have made me holy and I am dearly loved by You. I want You to clothe me with compassion, kindness, humiliy, gentleness, and patience. I can't do it without You. So, I come to You and ask You to touch my heart new and fresh, to renew me, change me, and transform me into the likeness of Your Son. I pray this in Your name, Amen.

REFLECT:  Reflect on how much God loves YOU. He has made you holy and you are dearly loved by Him. Because of His unbelievable love, you can clothe yourself, wrap yourself up, and cover yourself with the fruits of the Spirit; compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. If any of us could actually clothe ourselves in these attributes the world would be a different place.

ACT:  Commit to do an experiment today: Only say words of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bite your tongue any time you want to complain, say something negative, get angry, frustrated, impatient, or mean. Tell someone close to you to help you, if you think you'll need it, so that you will be held accountable. Can you make it through the whole day? How many times did you have to stop yourself? Just try it for one day and see if you can do it.