When Jesus was ministering to the people He saw their great spiritual needs and was moved to compassion. That is when we get this great passage that encourages us to share the hope we have within us.
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”