empathy

Share each other’s troubles and problems, and so obey our Lord’s command.

- Galatians 6:2 (TLB)

 

The definition of empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Some people are known to be empaths, or highly attuned to the feelings and emotions of those around them, their ability to discern what others are feeling goes beyond empathy and extends to actually taking those feelings on, feeling what another person is feeling at a deep emotional level (the definition is not mine, I copied it from the internet).

I asked a pastor one time if he believed that there are empaths in the world, he said that he is more inclined to believe that those people are filled with the Holy Spirit and this is how they are able to feel on such a deep level. 

It can be overwhelming and exhausting, and some people find it invasive when a person can read them so easily.

We are called to share one another’s troubles and problems, regardless of if we are “an empath” or not.

This means that while we may not feel their pain, hurt and anger, we still need to understand it.

We don’t have to fix it, and sometimes people that are hurting don’t want us to fix it, they just want to be heard. 

Sometimes we can share each other’s burdens simply by being a friend.

Cook them a meal or take them to dinner.

Text them to check on them.

Go for a walk with them.

Pray for them, and with them.

 

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