Written lesson · Matthew 9
Compassion
Seeing people the way Jesus saw them · ~3-minute read
TakeawayCompassion is letting someone’s pain interrupt your plan.
Matthew 9 sits in the heart of our path: seeing people the way jesus saw them. The verse below is short, but it’s meant to be wrestled with — read it once for understanding, twice for honesty.
Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.
Compassion is letting someone’s pain interrupt your plan. If you only carry one sentence away from this lesson, that’s the one. Sit with it before you move on — the reflection questions are waiting when you’re ready.