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Bede Griffiths OSB Cam [1] (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), born Alan Richard Griffiths and also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"), was a British-born Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted missionary.
The love of Christ for his disciples and for humanity as a whole is a theme that repeats both in Johannine writings and in several of the Pauline Epistles. [12] John 13:1, which begins the narrative of the Last Supper, describes the love of Christ for his disciples: "having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end."
According to Christian aid workers, their commitment is motivated by spiritual values of compassion and mercy. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] In some NGOs, such as Mercy Ships , all employees are volunteers and have to pay for accommodation and food, as well as work for free.
Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. [1] A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith.
Agape has been expounded by many Christian writers in a specifically Christian context. C. S. Lewis uses agape in The Four Loves to describe what he believes is the highest variety of love known to humanity: a selfless love that is passionately committed to the well-being of others. [10]
"Mercy" can be defined as "compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power"; and also "a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion." [ 2 ] "To be at someone's mercy" indicates a person being "without defense against someone."
Christian authors also view the miracles of Jesus not merely as acts of power and omnipotence, but as works of love and mercy: they were performed to show compassion for sinful and suffering humanity. [114] Authors Ken and Jim Stocker state that "every single miracle Jesus performed was an act of love". [118]
In the Christian tradition, they are also listed in the Deuterocanonical books in Wisdom of Solomon 8:7 and 4 Maccabees 1:18–19, and the Doctors Ambrose, Augustine, and Aquinas [3] expounded their supernatural counterparts, the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.