Reflections of a Spiritual Metamorphosis
06 Feb 2011 Leave a comment
in Forgiveness Tags: Acceptance, Forgiveness, Freedom, Friendship, God, Grace, Guilt, Happiness, Jesus, Mercy, Pain, Relationship, spiritual
“The thing I find most amazing in Amazing Grace, is the chance to give it out. Maybe that’s what love is all about.” ~Brandon Heath
I recently learned about grace. Yes, I already knew what “grace” was, the definition at least. But I had the chance to actually experience something that really made me understand grace. More
03 Feb 2011 20 Comments
in Compassion Tags: Bible, compassion, empathy, etymology, Jesus, New Testament, Old Testament, pity, spiritual, sympathy
I recently had a discussion with a friend about compassion. After talking with her, I realized that there are so many people out there who don’t really understand the difference between sympathy, empathy, pity and compassion; and there is a very distinct difference. There are lots of people who believe they are compassionate, but do they know what it truly means to be compassionate? I would say that most people experience sympathy, empathy or pity and confuse that with compassion. This realization inspired me to write this blog today. More
The Butterfly Voyage 