Love Is Caring Too

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

1 John 3:18, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

Love Is Caring Too

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

Who in your house has been quieter than usual, and how could you get close to them today?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for someone who stopped what they were doing just to be with me.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Lord, help me notice when someone near me is sad. Make me willing to drop my own plans and take care of them.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Do one practical thing for someone at home today: make them a snack, sit down and talk, or play a few minutes with whoever is feeling low.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)