2 Corinthians 12:15 (KJV) Compassion is Not For Sissies

2 Corinthians 12:15 (KJV)
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

A case could be made that Paul was an emotional man. Though he was a leader of men, in both his secular[1] and spiritual roles, Paul had a side of him that tended to great sensitivity. He spoke of how he cherished his converts. They were his fellow servants, fellow prisoners, and children in the faith.

I am led to observe that sensitivity is not feminine. The manliest of men can be brought to tears. Compassion is not for sissies but for the big and burliest of guys.

I, like Paul, can list the names of people that I love very much but refuse to love me in return. There are former members of the churches I have pastored whom I considered family: brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and even some I could easily have thought of as parents in the faith. For one reason or another, though I still love them and grieve over them, they have come to hate me.

I do not see where Paul ever got over those who would not love him.
I do see that his pain never stopped him from loving them or from serving the Lord.

[1] I’m calling his position as a Pharisee secular.

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2 Corinthians 12:15 (KJV) Compassion is Not For Sissies

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