Skip to the main content.
Donate Need help?
Donate Need help?

Take Action: Clothe Yourselves with Compassion

6-2013TakeAction_web

“Clothe yourselves with compassion,” Colossians 3:12

“Compassion” comes from the Latin, meaning literally “co-suffering.” What does the Bible mean when it says that God has compassion on his children? And what does it mean for us to co-suffer with those who are hurting? Some commentators suggest that our English translations are too tame, that more appropriate wording might be to have our guts wrenched, our hearts torn, or the most vulnerable parts of our being laid bare. Here’s a prayer from author Brennan Manning that we might all consider:

Dear Abba, I know it’s a dangerous request to make, but teach me compassion so that others might take notice and be drawn to Your beautiful heart. (from Dear Abba: Morning & Evening Prayer)

Honoring Lives Changed

2 min read

Honoring Lives Changed

The 2025 Life Recovery commencees have journeyed through deep valleys of struggle and hardship. Yet, with resilience and grace, they have emerged...

Read More
Embracing Grace

4 min read

Embracing Grace

Chrystin struggled with alcoholism for sixteen years before entering UGM’s recovery program. “I felt so defeated and was lying in bed, drinking, just...

Read More
Finding Opportunity, Finding Something Lasting

3 min read

Finding Opportunity, Finding Something Lasting

At Union Gospel Mission, we understand that meeting urgent needs—food, shelter, medical care, and job training—is just the beginning. These are the...

Read More
Take Action - Calling all Kids!

Take Action - Calling all Kids!

We’re hoping you’ll help to make someone’s day. Pull out the construction paper, scissors and glitter and create a Valentine for a man, woman or...

Read More
Church Connections: Heart of the City

Church Connections: Heart of the City

Raydeane Owens, lead pastor at Heart of the City Church in Coeur d’Alene, recently described why the church believes it’s important to welcome...

Read More
Care and Comfort

Care and Comfort

featured in the March 2012 newsletter

Read More