Matthew 9:12-13 I will have mercy and not sacrifice

"12  But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 13  But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

• Christ does not desire to have us suffer any more than is necessary to teach us what we must learn. He knows that Justice requires great sacrifice, greater than we can pay. He is willing and able to cover that cost for us, and allow us only that sacrifice and suffering that is necessary for us to learn and within our ability to endure.

Do I desire suffering from others, or do I desire to remove suffering? What level of compassion have I developed? Am I willing to suffer to remove excess suffering from others?