Does God Send People to Hell?

Today’s Reflection

[Jesus] knew that the hellish state of mind can and does exist in this life and can exist beyond death. But nowhere does he teach that any individual soul is forced, doomed to stay in that condition for all eternity.

—Flora Slosson Wuellner, Beyond Death: What Jesus Revealed about Eternal Life (Upper Room Books, 2014)

Today’s Question

Do you ever worry that you or a loved one may turn up in hell? How does God’s all-embracing compassion change that narrative? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.—Luke 15:20

Prayer for the Week

God, you are life itself. Even when I doubt, even when I falter, even when I die, you compassionately sustain me. Despite my fears, you have prepared a place for me in heaven and furnished it with your love. And I love you in return, now and forever. Amen