Compassion

Forever Living In The Mercy

Guercino. The Woman Taken in Adultery. Dulwich Picture Gallery. London Mercy never began to be, but from eternity has always been and will never cease to be. Forever God’s Mercy stands a boundless, overwhelming immensity of divine compassion. It is […]

The Heart Is So Fragile And Shy

Caravaggio. The Penitent Magdalene. Doria Pamphilj Gallery. The deepest desire of our hearts is intimacy—to be known, understood, and loved. But we are afraid to be known because we carry deep scars from profound suffering and regrets. We have all […]

The Other Good Samaritans

Jan Joest von Kalkar. Christ and The Good Samaritan at the Well. Did you think there was only one good Samaritan story in the Gospels? There are three, and one was about a woman. The Jews in Jesus’ day despised […]

The Great Heart of God

Vincent Van Gogh. The Good Samaritan. Kröller-Müller Museum. The broken heart is the place where the mystery of God’s love seeks entry. God addresses my fragile heart through the gentle language of mercy and compassion that is relational and deeply, […]

Forget Others

To forget others means to forget how we have defined and labeled them. They are neither who we think they are nor who they think they are. The deepest truth about them is that they are God’s beloved creation, but […]