Author: Michael Tino

Sometimes, we are asked to sacrifice for a cause beyond ourselves, something that will make our society better for everyone.

When have you been asked to sacrifice for a cause?

This month, we will explore the theme of sacrifice. When it is healthy, and when it is not. When it is harmful theology, and when it is relational and life-affirming.

When have you made a sacrifice that was healthy and healing for you?

In August, we will explore healing–the ways in which our bodies, minds, and souls heal from wounds and damage, and the ways in which the healing of the self and the healing of our world are connected.

Daily Compass will be taking a brief hiatus so that our curator can focus on healing themselves and their family from COVID-19. We hope to be back to daily meditations shortly. In the meantime, we hope that you will interact with us and with each other by responding to this:

Tell us about a time that you have experienced healing.

If we seek to grow deep roots and flourish like mighty oaks, we cannot poison the ground that our fellow human beings—our siblings—are growing in.

How have you experienced the poisons that compassion is the antidote to?

“I’m gonna lift my people up, they are not heavy. If I can’t lift them up—if I can’t lift them up—I will fall down.” -Faya Ora Rose Toure

How can you participate in lifting someone else up today?