Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the v…

Henri Nouwen
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Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human. ✨ Donald P. McNeill, Douglas A. Morrison, Henri J. M. Nouwen (1982). Compassion, a reflection on the Christian life, Doubleday Books
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