Comments on: What Is Compassion?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:39:55 +0000

Caitlin, I’m glad you brought this up. Your reaction is actually a big reason for why we added the counter. Thanks for sharing this today.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:18:41 +0000

So, I really liked the article, but then I kept wandering on the Canada site, I noticed that the kids waiting for sponsors also have listed how long they have been waiting for sponsors. I really liked that. When you first start sponsoring a kid, it’s kind of nice to know how long he’s been waiting. The time difference may not seem much to us, but I’ll bet it meant a lot to him. You have to wonder, after 6 months if they begin to wonder, “Is it just me? Why doesn’t anyone want me? Is it because I’m stupid/ugly/worthless? Why are other children getting chosen that haven’t been waiting so long?” Tangent, not related to this post but since I wandered through Canada’s site because of this post, I thought I’d put it here.

By: Juli Jarvis

Juli Jarvis — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:26:16 +0000

Yeah! Excellent post — this is truly what Compassion is! Love it!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:58:49 +0000

Hi all,

Glad you enjoyed Tim’s work – we were very blessed to be able to share it with all of you.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the magazine!

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:53:18 +0000

Life is truly unfair. It is hard when it is unfair in our own lives, but I think for most of us, it’s worse when it is unfair to people we should protect. The necessary, but not necessarily fun side of compassion. Thank you for tracking the rest of that article down, Chris! I’m glad I got to read it, and I’m looking forward to reading any sort of follow up on it…if it’s out there.

By: Lindy

Lindy — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:24:24 +0000

Wow!!! That is so powerful! It breaks my heart while giving me great insight into Jesus’ kind of love!

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:07:18 +0000

Thanks for playing “Paul Harvey,” for us, Chris. The rest of the story didn’t go where I’d hoped it would, but it has its own value.

Not every story has a happy ending, does it.

By: Amy Wallace

Amy Wallace — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:22:39 +0000

I know that I sometimes get so mad at the injustice in this world that I would like to administer my own “justice”, but that won’t solve anything. If we devote our energy to ending this injustice, instead of being mad at the people who cause it, we will accomplish a whole lot more.

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:50:31 +0000

I have updated the post. The full story is there now.

Again, I apologize for the confusion and inconvenience.

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:04:14 +0000

Aaah! Now I understand. I apologize for the misdirection and confusion.

I will “Paul Harvey” the post and get you the rest of the story shortly.