In Prov.10:12, the scripture states that “Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” The ugliest condition that could ever be witnessed is in a world with human beings who have no empathy.
Plato concluded that “the highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.”
We need to show care and concern. Perspective-taking proves you care. In Matthew 25:40 we read “ . . .Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Many people suffer from injustice. Let not our actions cause misery. Let us not only carry our interests, but also the interests of others. The summary of our lives is others.
Empathy is what our marginalised societies require. Government policies and effort alone will not lift the burden of limited access to health facilities, poor education, and other ills our society suffer.
There is infinite hope in empathy. It is having certainty that even the worst criminal can be redeemed, the most backward community can be modernised, and that love knows no failure.
Empathy multiplies the good that we want to see in society. The Bible gives us the best form of empathy, mentioning that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
Let us, therefore, practice this to bring hope to the marginalised.
Empathy gets you closer, not further from those in need of us. Accept the call to embody hope, bring it to the door step of the less privileged.
Giving affirmation to someone will give them a renewed sense of hope and possibility of a better tomorrow.
Being hopeful is not dependent on how the cookie crumbles. It is not about guaranteeing the right outcome, but safeguarding the right principle.
- Have faith in Jesus and show it by works, as faith without work is dead. God bless.Grace Mufara is of the Covenant Apostolic Church, Virginia.
