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Put on Compassion – The Formed Future · Still, Here

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  SPEAKER_00: This is still here.
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  SPEAKER_00: A quiet moment to remember what is true.
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  SPEAKER_00: Listen to these words from the book of Colossians chapter 3 verses 12 through 14.
• 0:13
  SPEAKER_00: Bearing with one another and forgiving each other.
• 0:31
  SPEAKER_00: If any man has a complaint against any, even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Paul tells the Colossians to put on compassion,
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  SPEAKER_00: kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love.
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  SPEAKER_00: The image sounds like clothing.
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  SPEAKER_00: We rise and choose what will cover our life before we step into the day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Compassion has to be practiced.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kindness has to be chosen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Patience has to be worn in places where irritation would be easier.
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  SPEAKER_00: Forgiveness has to be taken up when the old self would rather keep a ledger.
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  SPEAKER_00: But compassion is deeper than a garment pulled on over an unchanged life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Compassion becomes evidence of encounter.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is the life of Christ shining through us.
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  SPEAKER_00: When Christ forms His life in us, people begin to see the shine.
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  SPEAKER_00: They may call it warmth, gentleness, patience, or peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: They may simply feel seen and safe.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the source is deeper than temperament.
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  SPEAKER_00: Christ is becoming visible.
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  SPEAKER_00: This matters because fear tends to guard the heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: When the future feels uncertain, guarded self-interest can feel wise.
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  SPEAKER_00: We conserve energy.
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  SPEAKER_00: We protect our time.
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  SPEAKER_00: We pull back from need because compassion costs attention, availability, and strength.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yet Christ does more than command us to act with compassion.
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  SPEAKER_00: He forms love within us until compassion begins to flow from a new center.
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  SPEAKER_00: The future needs this kind of witness.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a world trained by suspicion, compassion becomes luminous.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a world driven by output, kindness becomes holy resistance.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a world tired of anger, Patience becomes a sign of another kingdom.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today, choose one person, conversation, or need.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ask, how could Christ become visible through my response?
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  SPEAKER_00: What would compassion look like in my face, voice, pace, and action?
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  SPEAKER_00: Offer that response quietly.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let compassion shine because Christ is present with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a moment for this prayer of presence.
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  SPEAKER_00: As you leave this quiet moment,
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  SPEAKER_00: Carry this prayer with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Shine through my life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make your compassion visible in me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Shine through my life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make your compassion visible in me.
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  If you would like to go deeper,
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  SPEAKER_00: the written reflections and other resources are available
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  SPEAKER_00: at powerloveandmiracles.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until next time, stay steady, stay open, stay present.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are still here.