“Lord, help us to see people the way You see people so we can love them the way You call us to love them.” I once heard a pastor teach this prayer so added it to our rolodex of prayers for our family on our way out the door in the mornings. 

It was in a passing conversation, see. Finally all the dots were connected, and I knew. I realized what her pet sin was. It was probably one she didn’t even see as I saw, considering just how conniving and blinding these tend to be. 

Sometimes it helps me to look at the definitions for words that we see a lot in Scripture, such as “compassion.” “Compassionate” used in verse 8 is translated as “merciful” in the ESV, and “compassion” in verse 13 is defined as having deep love an...

As long as I can remember, I was taught to value compassion. In Sunday school we learned that God wants us to show compassion to others. We sent money to feed the hungry and we sponsored children in need.