Living Lent (week 2)

Compassion can look like bringing comfort to the hurting, but it can also sound like a young man’s biting critique of kings and holy cities. When Jesus is approached by religious leaders bearing a message from the local king, his response is strong, and born of a deep compassion for those who had been long-forgotten. Let’s talk about the layers of compassion, and how it can lead us to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.