Ephesians 4:32 reads, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.” To be kind means to be generous, helpful, and caring towards others, involving actions driven by genuine warm feelings. By giving of one’s time, attention, and support without expecting anything in return. To be compassionate means to feel sympathy for another person’s suffering and to be moved to help alleviate it. It involves recognizing their pain, understanding the situation, while having an authentic desire to act on their behalf. While empathy and compassion are related, compassion differs in that it adds a motivation to act and care for other’s well-being. To forgive one another is to make a conscious decision to release resentment and anger toward the other person for a past offense. It is a personal process for the forgiver that does not require forgetting the offense or condoning the action. Forgiveness is a way to let go of bitterness, resentment and anger, so that you can move forward without being defined by the hurt. This scripture shows us how to live out our daily life. Maybe we need to read it daily to remember how we are to act. It is something for us to remember. It is something for us to strive to become. God Bless. Amen.