The Deeper Meaning of Compassion
(This is an excerpt from Chapter One of the forthcoming bookPractice Makes PURPOSE: Six Spiritual Practices that Will Change Your Life and Transform Your Community)
What does “compassion” mean to you? The word compassion comes from the Latin wordscum,meaning “with,” andpatere,meaning “to suffer or experience.” Compassion is often understood in the narrow sense of “to suffer with,” to identify with those who endure misfortune or hardship. But this is only a part of what compassion is all about....
What does “compassion” mean to you? The word compassion comes from the Latin wordscum,meaning “with,” andpatere,meaning “to suffer or experience.” Compassion is often understood in the narrow sense of “to suffer with,” to identify with those who endure misfortune or hardship. But this is only a part of what compassion is all about....
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