“Having compassion one of another, love as brethren” (1 Peter 3:8).
One of the wonderful blessings of being a Christian is to be able to express tenderness and compassion to those who are hurting. This word “compassion” expresses the idea of “sharing in the sorrow, to feel sympathetic to another’s hurt.” Be careful not to say, “I know just how you feel.” But on the other hand, imagine what a person may be experiencing and care deeply enough to speak the compassionate word or do the compassionate deed for that person.
For today: Hurting people often are helped the most by those who care deeply and express it carefully.