When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals - one on his right, the other on his left. The Challenge Of Compassion When I think of compassion, I often imagine a television commercial asking viewers to feed the hungry or an image of Mother Teresa taking care of a neglected child. Both of these are undoubtedly examples of compassion. Taking care of the poor and oppressed was a priority for Jesus, as so it should also be for us. However, lately I have come to realize that compassion encompasses much more than caring for the poor.
Compassion is about caring for people - period.
This even includes those people whom we personally find to be unpleasant and rub us the wrong way. I wish that I could tell you that having compassion was always easy. There are times when we must have Jesus stand in our place. If we are to be who we are supposed to be, we must surrender all to God. This includes our need to be viewed as right in the eyes of others.