Why was God full of compassion ? Why was Jesus moved with compassion? How important is compassion in what we do for Jesus and is a misunderstanding of this concept hindering the work? But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Ps 86:15. And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick Mathew 14:14 NKJV Expressed in a contemporary style “When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd. He felt sorry for them and healed everyone who was sick Matthew 14:14 CEV. The goal of Compassion Driven Ministries is to get every person alive to be a part of the most exciting show on earth the job of completing a task given to mankind .