Compassion and God’s Self-Revelation

Compassion is a compound word, formed by putting up the words co and passion together, which literally means together and strong feeling, respectively. As such, the word grace literally creations having a strong feeling about the other. It may be considered feeling a strong emotion over the predicaments of others, feeling for their pain, or their loss. It may also call for works that may eliminate or at least reduce the pain.Compassion is mostly manhoodifested by acts of kindness like sharing, giving comfort or consolation, and extending sympathy and genuine concern (Dhammika). Compassion may be considered as the best thing one can extend to another person as all its manifestations are the best in human beings. It leads to the presentation of aspects of man that may be considered as Gods likeness. As such, it may be considered as a way for Gods egotism-revelation to his people (Dhammika). dissimilar to Gods self revelation to Moses during the olden days, where the Israelites we re committing idolatry while Moses was talking to God at Mt. Sinai, Gods modern day self revelation may not happen on the spiritual low points in mankinds history. It may actually happen when mans spirituality is at its all-time high (Laney 37). As compassion leads to actions that are based on the teachings of Jesus and other prophets of Gods, it may then be considered as the manifestations of the existence of God.An existence that is although different from the great burning bush in the time of Moses, still brings warmth to the hearts of his people especially to those who badly ask them (Laney 37). In addition, since compassion brings all the kindness of humanity and as man is told to be created from Gods likeness, then it may prove that through compassion extended by an individual to another man shows, ultimately, he may be showing that facet of humanity that is that of Gods as well.This may be Gods self-revelation through his own people towards some of his people who may not yet be believers of his existence. Therefore, it may be reason out that compassion or that strong feeling towards anothers suffering leads to acts that are considered righteous even by other religions. It may show mans true nature. As he was created from Gods likeness and God is considered to be the kindest God, then man must show Gods existence through his kind acts. As such, God uses his peoples compassion as a key to his self-revelation.