Filled with Compassion

Mark 6:34
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepard. So he began to teach them many things.

Compassion, which means
A Feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune accompanied by a strong desire to aleviate the suffering.

This is what Jesus had. It kinda sounds like a disease doesn't it? Well, it's supposed to be. It's an incurable disease that never goes away, but that's a good thing. And since we're supposed to be Jesus, we're supposed to have this disease too. Unfortunately not all of us are sick with it.
Jesus was filled with it. In the Message Translation it says, "His heart broke." Why did Jesus have this? They were lost, sheep without a shepard. A Traveler without a map. A plane without GPS. (or whatever they use) Captain Jack Sparrow without his compass. Lost. No direction.
He's still has this compassion when he looks out at people. At my high school. Somehow, I never notice. When I see people, I see people. But when Jesus sees them he sees his sheep without a shepard, and he has compassion as well, it breaks it heart.
But it's a whole lot more than just a strong feeling you have to want to do something. Jesus did when he saw the people. He taught them and in other cases he healed them.
When we see the lost people we have to teach them. Teach them that they don't have to be lost anymore, show them the way. Heal them, heal their hurts, take them to the almighty healer. Jesus did it, as we're supossed to be his disciples, and that means to have to have compassion and shepard his sheep. It's not like the lost are hard to find. (no pun intended) The hurting, lost, sick, and desperate are everywhere. Jesus wants us to have compassion for them, then help them. I sure don't want Jesus's heart to break anymore over these people that I could help.
If we do return his sheep, then half the problems of the entire world would be gone. And half the tears of Jesus would be gone. And heaven would never stop singing. And Satan would lose his gripe on the world. Just imagine it and it is possible. It's not too difficult to heard his sheep. I know I'll be working on this myself. I will try to not see people, but sheep, (which is really easy at school 'cause everyone's almost herded like sheep anyway) and show them compassion and lead them home.

P.S. There is an amazing song by the band Leeland called Tears from the Saints, I encourage you listen to it. It will bring you to tears. You could probably find it on YouTube.