My Friend's House

by Stephen Blandino

2. COMPASSION

Acts 2 continues, “All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need” (44-45, NIV).

Over the years I’ve noticed that – right or wrong – people rarely experience compassion when they’re not engaged in community. Why? I believe it’s because there’s an intrinsic giving and receiving side of compassion, and both sides are present in community.

When your life falls apart, you lose your job, or you’re in the hospital, compassion often comes from your community of close friends. When others in your community find themselves struggling with similar needs, you have the opportunity to serve them. In community, with other followers of Christ, we experience both sides of compassion. In fact, it’s community that helps us face unexpected circumstances in life.

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