Even animals have more compassion...

Argentine dog saves abandoned baby
By Daniel Schweimler BBC News, Buenos Aires
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"La China has become a celebrity in her shanty town (Photo courtesy of Clarin)
An eight-year-old dog has touched the hearts of Argentines by saving the life of an abandoned baby, placing him safely alongside her own new puppies.
The country's media are calling him "the miracle baby".
He was born prematurely to a 14-year-old girl in a shanty town outside the capital, Buenos Aires.
She is said to have panicked and abandoned the boy in a field, surrounded by wooden boxes and rubbish.
Then along came La China, the dog which somehow picked up the baby and carried him 50m to place him alongside her own puppies.
The dog's owner heard the child crying and found him covered with a rag.
The baby, weighing 4kg (8lb 13oz), had some slight injuries, but no bite marks. The owner called the police and the child is now being looked after by the authorities, while a decision is taken about his future...."
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When I read this story my first thought became the title of this entry...even animals have more compassion. Animals take care of their young and nourish them, protect them and feed them. How amazing that the creatures on planet earth created in God's image, who know right and wrong, are neglecting, abandoning and even killing their young. We have come to a sad day in culture when the animals are more compassionate than the people around them, but that, in fact, is the time we live in.

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It gives us as Christians great opportunity to show the love of Christ to a lost world because when you shine the love of Christ into the dark cave of a fallen world the difference is dramatic! Now, more than ever, our love and mercy for those around us is important. Now, more than ever, our care for those around us makes an impact on a world where mercy, love and grace are in short supply. Now the love of Christ demonstrated through us can be clearly seen, and so, as Jesus said, "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."