Compassion in Crisis

How should we respond to a tragic crisis? Does our first impulse match with

the actions of the good Samaritan? In the parable, Jesus describes a man

who should have been an enemy demonstrates great compassion and care. 

We are all broken people in a broken world - may we find the strength to

follow the teaching of Christ and show compassion to each other.

Where is your focus?

Pain demands our attention and makes it difficult to think of anything else. 

We can't help but be drawn away by our pain, but long-term, do we

concentrate on the pain or the one who can relieve it? Heb 1:1-3

Jesus Prays

Throughout the New Testament, we read of Jesus praying. If

the perfect Son of God found time and need to pray, we

might do well to ask ourselves why we don't also pray.

Rough Hands on the Prince of Peace

When the God of all glory came to earth in the form of baby,

the first hands to touch him were likely the callused hands of

the working class. While kings and rulers were denied an

audience with the new born king, shepherds were in attendance.

What does that tell us about the roots of Christianity?