Comments for Rick Love http://ricklove.net Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:41:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Love Your Enemy: At the Heart of Christian Theology and Ethics or the Impossible Dream? by Ian Kushi http://ricklove.net/?p=676&cpage=1#comment-116 Ian Kushi Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:41:21 +0000 http://ricklove.net/?p=676#comment-116 Bibles are really individualised possessions, and while I am extremely picky about the 1 I apply, I appreciate that we have such an array of Bibles from which to opt. Bibles are really individualised possessions, and while I am extremely picky about the 1 I apply, I appreciate that we have such an array of Bibles from which to opt.

]]> Comment on Heart motivation: compassion … or the glory of God? by D. Magnuson http://ricklove.net/?p=605&cpage=1#comment-14 D. Magnuson Thu, 27 May 2010 09:07:06 +0000 http://ricklove.net/?p=605#comment-14 Well said, Rick. Thanks for encouraging us to think about these things. Well said, Rick. Thanks for encouraging us to think about these things.

]]> Comment on Heart motivation: compassion … or the glory of God? by Robyn Yates http://ricklove.net/?p=605&cpage=1#comment-12 Robyn Yates Wed, 26 May 2010 21:31:09 +0000 http://ricklove.net/?p=605#comment-12 on compassion... Just read this thought last night (from Mpho Tutu)and it came to mind as I read your post ...But if we offer our suffering to God, God will use it. Even if our suffering does not seem ennobling, there are gifts hidden in suffering that can be redeemed only in the experience. The suffering that comes with sickness can feel particularly fruitless, especially for the people who watch. The person who ails can inspire with her stoicism or good humor. The people who wait and watch, fret and pray, have only their compassion to offer. Compassion, which literally means "suffering with," may feel like the most futile kind of suffering. It changes nothing. It holds no hope of changing anything. Yet to be compassionate is to see with a God's-eye view. Compassion teaches us to sit with the father of the prodigal knowing that the story might not end as we hoped. on compassion…
Just read this thought last night (from Mpho Tutu)and it came to mind as I read your post
…But if we offer our suffering to God, God will use it. Even if our suffering does not seem ennobling, there are gifts hidden in suffering that can be redeemed only in the experience. The suffering that comes with sickness can feel particularly fruitless, especially for the people who watch. The person who ails can inspire with her stoicism or good humor. The people who wait and watch, fret and pray, have only their compassion to offer. Compassion, which literally means “suffering with,” may feel like the most futile kind of suffering. It changes nothing. It holds no hope of changing anything. Yet to be compassionate is to see with a God’s-eye view. Compassion teaches us to sit with the father of the prodigal knowing that the story might not end as we hoped.

]]> Comment on Heart motivation: compassion … or the glory of God? by John http://ricklove.net/?p=605&cpage=1#comment-11 John Wed, 26 May 2010 21:15:48 +0000 http://ricklove.net/?p=605#comment-11 What is God's glory this side of eternity but his attributes manifest in his creation. We most reflect his glory when we affirm these attributes in our living. So really the question of motivation has all to do with what we believe about the source of compassion. Jesus reminds us of what the Father says, I desire compassion and not a sacrifice." Mt 12:7 What is God’s glory this side of eternity but his attributes manifest in his creation. We most reflect his glory when we affirm these attributes in our living. So really the question of motivation has all to do with what we believe about the source of compassion.

Jesus reminds us of what the Father says, I desire compassion and not a sacrifice.” Mt 12:7

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