tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post3180966947861557451..comments2024-02-22T04:58:19.083-08:00Comments on My Reflections: Henri Nouwen on CompassionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-16285757579934827352008-02-21T05:07:00.000-08:002008-02-21T05:07:00.000-08:00I think you're definitely on to something, but I b...I think you're definitely on to something, but I believe that it's best to read Nouwen's words by putting quotation marks around "real." I.e., what he's saying is that we may think it's only when we do something concrete that we have done something real.My Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398084457749292224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-11666177451918455772008-02-12T11:11:00.000-08:002008-02-12T11:11:00.000-08:00i have mixed feelings about this article. why are ...i have mixed feelings about this article. why are compassion and "finding a cure" considered to be mutually exclusive? is compassion "real", if not accompanied by a "real contribution?"<BR/><BR/>aren't our expressions of faith a combination of qualities, compassion and good works among them?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329209155241341576noreply@blogger.com