True Caregivers

Today’s Reflection

In our willingness to accept that we are unable to control the inevitable, and that we ourselves will also surely die, we become liberated to be true caregivers—people who are not primarily trying to cure but rather to care in the deepest sense of that word.

—Henri J. M. Nouwen, A Spirituality of Caregiving, edited by John S. Mogabgab (Upper Room Books, 2011)

Today’s Question

How can accepting the inevitability of death help you be a better caregiver? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born and a time to die.—Ecclesiastes 3:1–2 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

God of Love, open my eyes so I can see each of your children from your perspective. Fill me with your compassion so I can love my enemies as you love them. Amen.Submit your prayer to The Upper Room.