22/08/2026
As we celebrate enditnowยฎ Emphasis Day, we are reminded that ending violence and abuse begins with experiencing Godโs compassion and allowing His love to transform the way we treat others.
Jesus saw people who were hurting, rejected, afraid, and burdened, and โHe was moved with compassion for themโ (Matthew 9:36). His compassion was never passive. He listened, protected, healed, forgave, and restored.
The story of the Good Samaritan reminds us that compassion means seeing someoneโs suffering and choosing to act.
โIn the story of the Good Samaritan, Christ illustrates the nature of true religion. He shows that it consists not in systems, creeds, or rites, but in the performance of loving deeds, in bringing the greatest good to others, in genuine goodness.โ
โEllen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 497
And perhaps one of the simplest ways we can practice compassion is through our words:
โNever should we pass by one suffering soul without seeking to impart to him of the comfort wherewith we are comforted of God.โ
โEllen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 504
May we become a church where the hurting feel safe, the broken feel loved, and those who suffer know that they do not have to suffer alone.
This enditnowยฎ Emphasis Day, may we not only speak against violence and abuse, but actively become part of the solutionโone compassionate act, one kind word, and one person at a time.
Moved with compassion. Called to care. United to end it now.
