Compassionate People: the Best First Responders

compassion-sA mystic of the fourteenth century, Meister Eckhart wrote, “Whatever God does, the first outburst is always compassion.” Sometimes we don’t know how to help people. They lose a job, experience violence or disaster, cope with failure or loss; and we don’t know how to respond. Like God, our first response can be compassion.

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  1. Sr. Susan Kusz on April 14, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    Simply listening can be the most compassionate response. No advice. No hints. No comments. Just listen. That’s first response compassion!!