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5 pages. St. Francis of Assisi had a profound effect upon Christianity. His ministry while upon this earth was one of love and compassion. He introduced people to a new way of understanding, a deeper meaning of the word compassion, and extended this compassion not only to his fellow man but to all creatures upon the earth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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compassion. He introduced people to a new way of understanding, a deeper meaning of the word compassion, and extended this compassion not only to his fellow man but to
all creatures upon the earth. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Kindness is the mark of faith; whoever has no kindness can have no faith. Hadith 254 (Islam)
The unique and compassionate nature of St. Francis was extraordinary even to his fellow Franciscan Friars. It is said that St. Francis would not even "allow the flame of
a candle to be snuffed out" (McFadden PG) in honor of the creation of the flame by God. St. Francis removed even the worms from his path so that
they might not be crushed, and almost all of us have heard of the birds flocking to him when he preached his message of love and regard for those made
in the image of God Himself. St. Francis took compassion to a deeper level than most others of his kind; for this reason he was an even greater influence on
Christianity than were his brothers. St. Francis taught that all of gods creations are worthy of respect and love, and that none should be destroyed lest we destroy that
that is made by the hand of the Lord. He had a "genuine humility" (McFadden PG) which came from the author of all creation himself, it is said, and taught
this to as many as he could reach. Not everyone of his time believed in this sort of compassion. There were those who professed to be Christians who
simply refused to believe that all things were worthy of this sort of honor. When asked why he was this way, St. Francis answered "Do you want me
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