Posts with the tag “compassion”

To center our lives on Jesus is to take up the towel—not just in our churches or among those we already love, but out in the streets and places where Jesus is already present. We follow a God who is not confined to sanctuaries, but who walks the margins, who shares meals with outsiders, who bends low to lift up the forgotten.  Read More

In the midst of pain, Jesus doesn’t pull away—he draws people toward one another. A grieving mother. A bewildered friend. He sees them both and calls them into relationship: Take care of one another. You belong to each other now.  Read More