Chapter 28. Famous People Who Suffered
Loneliness And Depression
The Compassion that Labors
Matthew 9: 36-38 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with
compassion on them, because they were faint, and were scattered abroad, as
sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest
truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye, therefore, the Lord
of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.
When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them because
they were weary and scattered like sheep having no shepherd. And He talked
to them about laborers that need to go out. That implies that the laborers
that go forth must have the same compassion that Jesus had.
Just a note for Christian
singles who may be lonely or depressed. There is an old adage:
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Qualities of Compassion
Compassion as a Life Force
The word compassion comes from the Greek word splankna. Splankna
has a long Greek history. Originally that word splankna came to be
used to refer to the inward parts of an animal sacrifice, the entrails,
kidneys, liver, lung, which are the best parts. Later it came to mean the
total sacrifice of the animal inside and outside. It was the inward part of
the inward being. Later it was translated to creative form, a life-giving
womb.
The word compassion is a mysterious word. It is not mercy (eleeo) or
sympathy (simpatheo, or suffering with) or pity (pathos). It is much deeper
than mercy or sympathy or pity.
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