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the apostle Matthew. Levi was a tax

collector who often stole or kept money for himself. Jesus still broke bread with him, and turned Levi

around. Another example is His forgiving people of their sins. He would often absolve them, and relieve

them of their ungodly deeds, or breaking of the commandments. Perhaps the most important example is

when Jesus was hanging on the cross, after being crucified by the Jews and saying to God, his father

“Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.” Even though they had tortured Him, beaten Him,

and hung Him to die on a cross, but He still forgave them.

Tied in with the forgiving spirit of Jesus, was His compassion towards others, especially the less

fortunate. Jesus cured many sick and demonic people in His journeys through different towns and cities.

One such instance is when a blind man came up to Jesus out of a crowd and begged Him, “Son of David

have mercy on me!” The crowd screamed at him to get back, but it made him plead all the louder. Jesus

looked at him and said, “Receive thy site, thy faith has saved thee.” He also cured lepers, people with

broken limbs and people with other mental and physical disabilities. In keeping with his compassion, Jesus

also loved the poor. He would often feed them and take them in. One miracle of His was even feeding

thousand of starved poor people with a small amount of fish and bread. Jesus was truly a compassionate

savior who had mercy on all the suffering.

Despite being able to d...