Spiritual Preparation Part of Virtue Ethics: An Ethical Development Program for High School Youth Spend a few moments with Handout 1, Prayer for Compassion by Reverend Elizabeth L. Tarbox. Consider how compassion is, or could be, a spiritual practice in your life. PREVIOUS: Workshop-at-a-Glance UP: Workshop 7: Compassion NEXT: Opening Download all of Virtue Ethics (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.