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  1. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ Compassion: A Reflection on

    Are we really servants when we can become masters again once we think we have done our part or made our contribution? Are we really servants when we can say when, where, and how long we will give of our time and energy? Is service in a far country really an expression of servanthood when we keep enough money in the bank to fly home at any moment?
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  2. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ Compassion: A Reflection on

    Action with and for those who suffer is the concrete expression of the compassionate life and the final criterion of being a Christian.
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  3. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ Compassion: A Reflection on

    As long as religious people are well dressed, well fed, and well cared for, words about being in solidarity with the poor will remain pious words more likely to evoke good feelings than creative actions. As long as we are doing well what others are doing better and more efficiently, we can hardly expect to be considered the salt of the earth or the light of the world. In short, as long as we avoid displacement, we will miss the compassionate life to which our Lord calls us.
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  4. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ Compassion: A Reflection on

    Radical servanthood challenges us, while attempting persistently to overcome poverty, hunger, illness, and any other form of human misery, to reveal the gentle presence of our compassionate God in the midst of our broken world.
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    Prayer for others, therefore, cannot be seen as an extraordinary exercise that must be practiced from time to time. Rather, it is the very beat of the compassionate heart.
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  6. Henri J.M. Nouwen _ Compassion: A Reflection on

    God wants to bring joy not pain, peace not war, healing not suffering. Therefore, instead of declaring anything and everything to be the will of God, we must be willing to ask ourselves where in the midst of our pains and sufferings we can discern the loving presence of God.
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    Jesus' whole life and mission involve accepting powerlessness and revealing in this powerlessness the limitlessness of God's love.
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