Week 09 (May 17-23)

By Susan Atkinson
Associate, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Photo by Susan Atkinson

Words for Reflection

Compassion

  • Feeling deeply
  • Showing kindness
  • A compulsion to serve

Service

  • Acts of compassion because we are kin

Kin

We belong to one another so we care for each other and serve.

“Thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve.”

When I serve, I receive more that I give.

“It is in giving that we receive.”

I see God’s face in those I serve. I hope they see God’s face in mine.

Compassion cultivates kinship.