2. Psalm 146:7-9, NIV84 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The L ORD sets prisoners free, The L ORD gives sight to the blind, The L ORD lifts up those who are bowed down, The L ORD loves the righteous.

3. The L ORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

6. Matthew 25:31-46

7. Compassion is a choice

8. The real evidence of what we believe about God is found in how we treat people.

9. Compassion involves sacrifice

10. Compassion is an act of worship

11. Authentic worship for God will always be expressed in authentic displays of compassion.

12. Compassion comes from within

13. In order for us to be men and women who give life to others we have to live in the truth of who we are; we have to find an inner wholeness, no longer to deny or ignore our wounds but to welcome them and to discover the presence of God in those very places of our own weakness. ~Jean Vanier ~Jean Vanier