Waverly Church of Christ

Compassion is a term that describes both a feeling and the action triggered by that feeling. Sharing the feelings of others, especially feelings of sorrow or anguish, also feeling that someone needs leniency or forgiveness is explained through multiple words like sympathetic, merciful, or kind. These feelings trigger acts of gentle clemency, pity, and mercy. The result when the feelings are accompanied by the appropriate action is compassion; being gracious, having pity or mercy, showing kindness, and giving forgiveness. There are three details about compassion that we need to understand.