CULTIVATING COMPASSION

SPECIAL NOTE: This Sunday, March 29, marks the 21st anniversary of this SOUND BITES Ministry in memory of our son, Dustin, who had died the previous year. His death taught us about the power of compassion and that we need not walk this journey alone. Today, In the midst of Covid-19, “our times cry out for a mass movement of compassion.” While we are called to “shelter in place” or to be “safer at home,” we can still reach out to those in our sphere with virtual hugs, with phone calls to check in, with cards or e-mails expressing love and concern, and with prayers and support for those who are on the front lines of this war. From our homes we can become “everyday pilgrims whom God can use to bring healing to our broken world.” -- DW

CULTIVATING COMPASSION

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”  (Colossians 3:13 NIV)

Our times cry out for a mass movement of compassion. This urgent need coincides with the goal of the Christ-following life, for unless our faith makes us compassionate, it can hardly be called Christian.

Following Jesus means moving out of our privatized, isolated, and self-enclosed worlds into a compassionate engagement with our suffering neighbor. As we open ourselves to the pilgrimage experience,…  we journey from self-centeredness to compassion. May you and I become everyday pilgrims whom God can use to bring healing to our broken world.

-- Trevor Hudson in “A Mile in My Shoes: Cultivating Compassion”

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