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Eye on the world: Compassion and goodness are abundant
In an article titled “Europe's crises of giving” The Christian Science Monitor notes that Europe’s struggle to resolve financial and migrant crises has resulted in “compassion fatigue.” But the Monitor also points out: “Europe’s current hand-wringing is, at heart, a lesson about its giving spirit. It would be too easy to focus on each crisis and lose sight of how much Europe remains a model of compassion…. If Europeans were to better recognize the ‘commonplace’ of good in their lives … it might help solve these crises and also enable others to see themselves as capable of doing good.”
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From the Bible:
“Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another.” (I Peter 3:8 )
Passages from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
“Good is natural and primitive.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 128 )
“Good is divinely natural.” (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 288 )
Related articles from the Christian Science Sentinel:
In “Christlike Compassion”: “Compassion is a universal quality, derived from God, divine Love. It is always present for us to express.”
In “Compassion”: “Pure love is a spiritual quality that man expresses as God’s reflection. Our compassion derives from this love.” And, “So why, we may be asking ourselves, does this quality of holy compassion seem so rare? Is it only ‘special’ people who can possess and express it? Take heart. Compassion is natural to each of us….”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.