4th February 2026

Practising Truth with Compassion

I invite you to reflect on the strain being placed on truth, trust, and public life. News cycles move quickly, outrage is amplified, and it can feel hard to know whom or what to believe. In such a climate, Jesus’ call to honesty, humility, and love of neighbour feels both challenging and deeply relevant.

He invites us to resist easy narratives that divide people into heroes and villains, and instead to practise discernment shaped by compassion. Our faith encourages us to ask thoughtful questions, to listen across difference, and to speak truth without harshness. It reminds us that faithfulness is not found in winning arguments, but in building relationships rooted in dignity and care. This week, may we slow down, attend carefully to the stories we consume and share, and choose words that heal rather than harden. In doing so, may we become witnesses to a deeper, steadier hope.

Sam King