Iron & Truth

There was a familiar tug on my heart. I knew God was speaking. “Start the podcast. Now rather than later.”  I froze. Panic, confusion, then panic again. “How?” I choked out. “I’ve already tried several times, but I have an extreme lack of understanding on all the back end stuff that makes a podcast work!” Then to make more of an emphatic statement, I added, “I also don’t have the TIME to learn!”  Silence. The bargaining began. “IF you want me to start a podcast, you’ll have t

By: Lydia Zuray Photo by Farrinni on Unsplash Earlier this week, as I was listening and waiting on the Lord, He kept impressing one word on my heart— compassion . At first, my thoughts went to what I already knew: compassion as empathy, kindness, or simply caring for someone. But I could sense the Lord was inviting me to go deeper—to truly understand the heart behind compassion. In Hebrew, there are two words that align with compassion: Rachamim (רַחֲמִים)  and Chemlah (חֶמְל