Radical Compassionate Response

Today’s Reflection

Jesus’ way of radical compassion aligns our spirit with the Divine Spirit that brings life out of death, hope in the face of despair, love within the lethal contagion of hate in our world.

—Frank Rogers Jr., Compassion in Practice: The Way of Jesus, Revised Edition (Upper Room Books, 2026)

Today’s Question

How can you show compassion to someone who is in the throws of death, despair, or hate?

Today’s Scripture

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.—Ephesians 4:32 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

O God of love, you have offered compassion to me in abundance. Bring me close to you, so I may offer compassion to those who are suffering. Amen.