Loving Kindness 08.25.2025

Today’s Reflection

The actions we take reflect who we are. They also shape who we become. When we practice kindness and compassion in one circumstance, we learn to be more kind and more compassionate in others.

—Betsy Singleton Snyder & Gayle McKuin Fiser,  New Tricks: How Pet Ministry Can Transform Faith Communities and Change Lives (Upper Room Books, 2025)

Today’s Question

How can you offer kindness today to someone you usually ignore?Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

Those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.—1 John 4:21 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

God, give me opportunities to practice loving others so that I can learn to love like you. Amen.Submit your prayer to The Upper Room.

Lectionary Readings

• Jeremiah 2:4-13

• Psalm 81:1, 10-16

• Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

• Luke 14:1, 7-14