Compassion (Marcus Borg)

It is striking that “Be compassionate as God is compassionate” so closely echoes “Be holy and God is holy,” even as it makes a radical substitution.  The close parallel suggests that Jesus replaced the core value of purity with compassion.  Compassion, not holiness, is the dominant quality of God, and is therefore to be the ethos of the community that mirrors God.

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[ToujoursDan]

Matthew Fox explores developing compassion into a wholistic lifestyle in "A Spirituality Called Compassion". Even if one doesn't endorse his theology, it is a worthy read.