How do you actually move in mercy?
Mercy in a time of hardening. This fact confronts us with questions. What can we still do? How do we remain sharp, resilient, compassionate? How do we continue to be concerned with mercy? How, what, where and with whom?
There are many people who do good things, keep doing them. Who make the world a little better in their own way, despite everything. Just keep doing it. Maybe you are one of them.
These are undoubtedly familiar questions. It is a time in which society and politics are taking a hard turn, perhaps harder than we are used to, in which trusted organisations suddenly run out of money and disappear. Subsidy flows dry up, safety nets disappear, shelter falls short, people fall by the wayside, victims fall. People become despondent and turn away. That calls for a positioning. For action. But first and foremost for conversation, exchange, encouragement. What can we do? How and where can an attitude of compassion make a difference? What empowers us to be there for others?
Pause for the voice of compassion
It is precisely now that we can take the time to do this, to pause for the voice of compassion that speaks within us and resounds all around us. Of course, we cannot do everything, but we can do something. And together we can perhaps do more than we think. There are many people who do good things, continue to do so. Who make the world a little better in their own way, despite everything. Just keep doing it. Perhaps you are one of them. Doing small things that make a difference. Showing a human face in your work or volunteer work, being a helping hand, speaking a word of understanding and encouragement. Performing an act of compassion. Seeing and taking action. Being moved and doing something concrete. As the Movement of Compassion, we try to bring you and other people together who want to live compassionately. What exactly brings us together? What do we need?
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Movement of Mercy Meeting Day
Saturday, May 10, 2025, Kloosterhotel Zin, Vught
