“True prosperity is the ability to look a man in the eye in his moment of impossibility and take his needs on as your own.” Kenneth Copeland
That tender look in someones eyes. The look that says thank you with no words. It is a thank you that comes from the depth of the spirit and soul. It is a thank you that is beyond words. It is grace. It is a gratitude that comes from one human being having their needs met through another being without being asked. The awe, the astonishment, the wonder as we remind each other that there is goodness in this world. There are complete strangers who love you, notice you, and wish the best for you.
I could imagine we all have someone we see on our walk of life who we take sympathy on. Maybe it is a person who has recently lost a loved one, an elderly person who is carrying something heavy, a person who appears to be homeless, or someone battling an addiction. We need to take our sympathy to the next level and have compassion. Compassion has action. Compassion sends a card or calls the person who has recently lost a loved one. Compassion asks that senior citizen if they can help them with their bags. Compassion buys new clothes or fresh food for the homeless. Compassion continues to reach out to that person who is battling addiction and refuses to agree with the critics that say this person has no future.
Turn your sympathy into compassion. Trust that your acts of kindness will be well-received. We never know whose prayers we are answering when we take a step of faith to help another person out.
