I once passed a florist truck with this advertisement on the side of the vehicle, “Flowers whisper how you feel.” Undoubtedly, that’s true. Flowers do whisper how we feel. But perhaps, even more, compassion whispers how we feel.

In his Parable of the “The Good Samaritan,” Jesus asked an expert in the law, “Which of these three do you think proved neighbor to the man who fell among robbers?” The man answered, “The one who showed mercy on him.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise” (Luke 10:36-37).

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The Rev. Hal Brady is an ordained United Methodist minister and executive director of Hal Brady Ministries, based in Atlanta. You can watch him preach every week on the Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters TV channel Thursdays at 8 p.m.

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