What is empathy? ,it is described in the following way,' The ability to understand and share the feelings of others', some say it has three components,' Cognitive ,that means, listening ,knowledge, understanding ,judging and problem solving. Next we have, 'Emotional' , which leads us to the last component,' Compassionate' .One of the results from personal suffering, we gain is an understanding of others who are suffering. That's very important in life, Queen Victoria felt the death no her beloved husband Albert greatly, but is recorded how she visited a particular lady who had suffered the loss of a love one, she did not say much but just sat quietly with her. One aspect of the book of Hebrews is, the highlighting of Christ's as our high priest, we are reminded that He suffered ,and that He was tempted in everyway, just as we are, yet He did not sin. When we come to Him he fully understands how we feel in our suffering, so we are encouraged to approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. ( Hebrews 4 v 14 - 16 )
No one understands like Jesus
He's a friend beyond compare.
Meet Him at the throne of mercy
He is waiting for you there.
No one understands like Jesus
When the days are dark and grim,
No one is so near, so dear as Jesus,
Cast your every care upon Him.
( Words John Peterson )
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