Seeing and Serving with Christ’s Compassion

What does it look like to really see the people around us, especially those who are hurting?

This episode reflects on the story of Jesus healing the woman in Luke 13 and invites us to open our eyes and hearts to those in need. How can we share Christ’s love in real, authentic ways in our everyday lives?

Seeing the world from an airplane, up in the clouds, looking down at the earth with its tiny houses and cars, changes your perspective! Perhaps that is why worshiping outdoors on summer days is so powerful. A new location shifts how we see things. It reminds us not only to notice the familiar people and places we cherish, but also to expand our understanding. And sometimes, that expanded vision can feel disruptive.

Fourteenth-century mystic Julian of Norwich lived through immense social, political, and religious turmoil. In the midst of it, she received a series of visions that transformed her understanding of God.

Take a moment to reflect on God’s love for all people and the whole created world. How is your perspective changed as you meditate on God’s care for everything? May we come to see, deeply and truly, that nothing can separate us from the love of God.

The gifts that God gives us in this life, require responsibility and faithfulness. Rev. Jane tells a story of adopting their first puppy and what it takes to be faithful to the promises that God has made. We are all called to be faithful, watchful, and diligent. As a member of a church, we are blessed to be part of a community of people who are actively seeking God’s kingdom and sharing the work of building God’s city together. May we trust in God’s faithful promises and do our part to further the kingdom of God in our time.

“Do not be afraid,” Jesus tells them, “it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”