“I need to be more compassionate!” (Matthew 5:7)

Jesus calls us to be forgiving and compassionate to others, at all times and in every circumstance. Of course when we are hurt or harmed, this doesn't come easy. So how do we attain a deeper commitment to forgive others? Look to Jesus. How to do we attain a greater sense of compassion? Look to Jesus. These are not character traits that come natural to us. We do not have the strength to accomplish this on our own. Yet we have the very Spirit of God in us that empowers us to forgive the seemingly unforgiveable, and to show mercy to those we don't feel deserving of it. Yet, if we remember how God showed us mercy, we can see how others deserve it just as much as we do.