Topics:<\/b> Compassion; Empathy; Incarnation; Mercy; Ministry; Suffering<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> John 11:35; Hebrews 4:14\u201316; 5:1\u201310<\/p>\n
When sportswriter Mitch Albom heard that his favorite college professor, whom he hadn\u2019t seen in twenty years, was dying of Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, he began visiting him weekly. In his bestselling book Tuesdays with Morrie<\/i>, Albom describes their visits, focusing on his old professor\u2019s wit and insights.<\/p>\n
One time, Mitch asked Morrie why he bothered following the news since he wouldn\u2019t be around to see how things turned out. Morrie responded, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to explain, Mitch. Now that I\u2019m suffering, I feel closer to people who suffer than I ever did before. The other night on TV, I saw people in Bosnia running across the street, getting fired on. I just started to cry. I feel their anguish as if it were my own. I don\u2019t know any of these people. But\u2014how can I put this? I\u2019m almost drawn to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jesus understands our sufferings, too, but it\u2019s more than empathy; he has suffered and is with us when we suffer.<\/p>\n
\u2014Greg Asimakoupoulos, Mercer Island, Washington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Compassion; Empathy; Incarnation; Mercy; Ministry; Suffering References: John 11:35; Hebrews 4:14\u201316; 5:1\u201310 When sportswriter Mitch Albom heard that his favorite college professor, whom he hadn\u2019t seen in twenty years, was dying of Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, he began visiting him weekly. In his bestselling book Tuesdays with Morrie, Albom describes their visits, focusing on his … Continue reading “EMPATHIZING
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