What ever happened to Compassion

I still cannot believe it - our sister Joyce - died..... after over 5 years on dialysis - she gets the call  - a new kidney! Man, she talked about all the times she would do with a new kidney - travel - no more dialysis!  May 25 -  she got it - June 2nd - we had her home coming celebration... how could this have happened.... my heart just calls out.... God - what happened. This was Joyce... how could you bring her to such happiness - only to bring us to such a heart breaking ending.   And - I've learned a painful lesson - I will never make the empty statement " I'll pray for you or  I'll keep you in my prayers"  I know these statements have nothing to do with compassion ... it just what people say - me included. I've put this on Facebook  time and time again - without much thought.   But, the sad truth of the matter is - there's no compassion behind these statements... When I think of Jesus.. I think of the compassion he showed everyone... everyone - AND he didn't just pray - he prays were prays of action - he lived and breathed a WORKING FAITH - Jesus was an action oriented christian - when peple were hurting he comforted - when people was lost - he provided ways for them to find their way - not just thru words - but through actions. My neighbor: I went to her home to just release my sorrow - she understands - and just hugged and loved me - this was the first time I was in a safe place - a place of compassion.  While back east for my sister's home going celebration I went out with some prayer "warriors". We went out to a nursing home to minister to the husband of a member of  the women's church. Well, they sang a song the husband asked for - prayed with one woman praying the "spirit" loudly - 5 minutes later - we left - we were there all of 7 or 8 minutes.  There was no love or compassion. And the saddest thing was this man was so lonely - and wanted company. But these "saints" were so bent on being "Christian" they forgot to bring Jesus  - the compassion of Jesus.  I now understand the importance of ... compassion. Thank you, Marilyn - for showing me compassion - I know to pass it forward.  Faith without works, is dead.