The Compassion of Jesus

The parable of the Good Samaritan puts the model of Christ's compassion on display. But despite knowing the lengths our Lord wants us to go to love our neighbors, we inevitably fail because of our fallen nature. Without Christ we are incapable, and without the Holy Spirit and His power we are powerless, but when we surrender ourselves to the will of God and lean into the Holy Spirit we are able to break the shackles of sin and conform to the image of Christ, becoming the disciples we were called to be, loving others out of compassion and living out Christ.