The Hollywood Prayer Network On CompassionSample

THE LORD HAS COMPASSION: HE HEALS the SICK and FEEDS THE HUNGRY

"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was:  'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'"  Martin Luther King, Jr. 

PRAY:  Lord in Heaven, I want to have so much compassion for other people that I can even heal the sick and feed the hungry. Would you fill me with compassion today and show me how to resist the desire to get even or get justice. Help me trust that Your ways are better than my ways so that even when it seems to make no sense, I will choose compassion. Help me to do miracles because of my compassion for other people. I pray in Jesus name. Amen

REFLECT:  Have you ever thought about the reason behind Jesus' miracles and His healings? He not only loved people, but He felt their pain, saw their struggles, witnessed their hurts, and then responded with compassion. And He fed the poor, clothed the naked, and healed the sick not because they deserved it, earned it, or even asked for it, but because He had compassion on them. Reflect on how God has that same unconditional love and compassion for you and that He wants you to have compassion for others. It's the first step toward healing.

ACT:  Step out in faith today and ask the Lord to give you so much compassion for others that you can do miracles in His name. Set aside either your anger or your indifference and connect with those who are in pain, to the point of wanting to help alleviate it. That's a wild step of compassion, but Jesus did it all the time and we are made in His image. Maybe today is the day to step out of your comfort zone and see what the Lord can do in you and through you. You can do it!