Reconciliation through Compassion

Today’s Reflection

Compassionate care restores both others and ourselves. It reconciles us to the love that soothes the soul and sustains the spirit. Through it, we move to healing rhythms. With the power of God, we are lifted up into life.

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

Today’s Question

When have you offered reconciliation to someone in your life? What did it take to heal both people?

Today’s Scripture

“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,”—Matthew 6:14 (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.