Compassion

RIC_7778-2, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


Unless compassion means the act of suffering with the other
in their otherness, it becomes meaningless.

Gregory Wolfe, Intruding Upon the Timeless: Meditations on Art, Faith, and Mystery

The difference we make

DSC_5561, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     The difference we make in other people's lives is not always visible,
     not always articulated to us, but it is real.

       Harold S. Kushner, Overcoming Life's Disappointments: Learning from Moses How to Cope with Frustration