Compassion

Compassion (Empathy) is a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering, the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it. It is also deep empathy for the suffering of others. Compassion flows freely from the heart when we let go of judgments and seek to understand. Investing whatever is necessary to heal the hurts of others. (I John 3:17) Investing whatever is necessary to heal the hurts of others by the willingness to bear their pain.