Joan D. Chittister Quotes About Suffering

Quotes about: Suffering

• Contemplation is a very dangerous activity. It not only brings us face to face with God. It brings us, as well, face to face with the world, face to face with the self. And then, of course, something must be done. Nothing stays the same once we have found the God within…. We carry the world in our hearts: the oppression of all peoples, the suffering of our friends, the burdens of our enemies, the raping of the Earth, the hunger of the starving, the joy of every laughing child.

  Joan D. Chittister

  Children, Heart, Self

• Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.

  Joan D. Chittister

  Commitment, Responsibility, Compassion

• Grief is a sign that we loved something more than ourselves. . . . Grief makes us worthy to suffer with the rest of the world.

  Joan D. Chittister

  Grief, Suffering, World

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