On Compassion...Gregory Boyle

My latest read is Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle. I am loving it! It definitely will make my list of favorite books of 2013. I recommend you get yourself a copy and read it. If you want to learn a little more about Father Greg, you can check out some of his latest reflection films on At the Work of the People, HERE.

Here is just a taste of the book from the chapter on "Compassion"...

“Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.” (67)

"The strategy of Jesus is not centered in taking the right stand on issues, but rather in standing in the right place – with the outcast and those relegated to the margins.” (72)

“The Beatitudes is not a spirituality, after all. It’s a geography. It tells us where to stand.” (75)

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a covenant between equals. Al Sharpton always says, ‘We’re all created equal, but we don’t al end up equal.’” (77)

“There is a brand-new, palpable sense of solidarity among equals, a beloved community. This is always the fruit of true compassion.” (80)