BONUS: Marked by Compassion
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” —Ephesians 4:32
Compassion is one of the defining characteristics of God. He’s sympathetic to our struggles and burdened by what burdens us. But, even more than simply feeling compassion and sympathy toward us emotionally, his compassionate nature moves him to act on our behalf.
This compassion turned to action is most evident when we consider the cross. “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). That’s the overwhelming grace behind a compassionate God working all things for the good of his children.
If compassion is central to the gospel, what should it look like in our lives? Henri Nouwen describes it this way: “Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless.”
As we pray compassion for our kids this week, we’re praying that it’s more than a fleeting emotion. Rather, we’re praying that it’s evident in their actions. Pray that they stand up for the vulnerable, fight for the oppressed, and are intolerant of injustices around them.
Lord, your word calls us to have compassion and love for others. Please give [name] a compassionate heart to see the things that burden you and a spirit of determination to help others in whatever way you lead. Slow us down and give us discernment to see the needs around us and not to tolerate the things that break your heart.
God’s word speaks:1 Peter 3:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3–4; Colossians 3:12; Lamentations 3:22–23
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| 1:04.1 | Christian Parenting. Kay Wyema. Good morning, my friend. |
| 1:19.5 | Courtney Defeo. Good morning. And wonderful people of Parton the Mess. Hello, my friends. |
| 1:26.2 | You guys know Kay. She's been on several times and you're |
| 1:29.6 | my neighbor, you're my friend. I was thinking today, we've been friends over a decade. Look at us. |
| 1:33.9 | I know. Like for sure over a decade. And some of it was long distance. |
| 1:37.9 | Our first books came out in 2014. Maybe yours was before that. Yeah, 2012. |
| 2:05.9 | Oh my goodness. That is good. And now we live in the same city. We are on, let me flip back week something 19. And we're praying about compassion. But I remember calling you because our agents were like, hey, before you just say yes, do you want to talk to one of our authors? And I'm like, oh, good idea. Because I was just like, yes, yes, I'll take an agent. But I called you and you did not check it off the list. |
| 2:18.5 | Most people would have been like, yes, here's my really want to talk about the things that are hard, you want to, you know, have compassion |
| 2:23.0 | for like, this is a big deal. Like, you're just so good at this. Well, I don't know. Okay, well, |
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