Tenderness, care, love, protection.  All of these descriptive words are characteristic of a shepherd, about which Jesus described himself as the good shepherd. In this teaching Jan shares various records about compassion,its background of usage and what it means to us today in a practical way.  With Christ in us, it causes us to be moved in situations with an inner groaning of desire to help to bring whatever is needed at a given time.  It is truly a movement of the spirit to impart wholeness when energized by love and is a wonderful display of God's goodness.