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Quote of the moment:

"Compassion is a kind of fire (Aquinas says compassion is the fire that Jesus came to set on the earth)--it disturbs, it surprises, it ignites, it burns, it sears, and it warms. Compassion incinerates denial; it especially warms and melts cold hearts, cold structures, frozen minds, and self-satisfied lifestyles. Those who are touched by compassion have their lives turned upside down. That is not necessarily a bad thing."

- Matthew Fox, Episcopal priest and theologian, in the book Creation Spirituality