Examples of Empathy:

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The Value of Empathy is an example of Love in Action, by taking the time to reach out to someone, to Listen, to Understand, with the intent of finding a way to Best Help Them.

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Examples of Empathy include:

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• A Counselor, listening to and understanding a child’s feelings of isolation.

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• A Pastor reaching out to someone in need, to best feel and understand what can be done.

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• A Friend, that takes the time to stop and spend meaningful time with someone; to really identify with their feelings, their angst, their hurt, so they can help them heal.

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Anti-Value: Apathy & Disdain

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Apathy is just not caring. Disinterest, unmoved, and indifferent towards others, issues, or needs.  It’s a very self toxic frame of mind.

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Disdain Is when someone shows contempt, scorn, or indifference to another’s need.  Disdain is an arrogance that considers others’ needs, opinions, or concerns unworthy of consideration.

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Disdain is when one person, out of pride or self love; thinks they are above and better than other people.  

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Disdain is when a person feels no empathy, no compassion, no inclination to help another, or to understand another, or to even be around others.

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To disdain, is to darken your mind, and pollute your soul.

 

Biblical References of Empathy:

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• Romans 12:15:  “Rejoice with those who rejoice,  weep with those who weep.”

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• Jeremiah 1:5:  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”​

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• Galatians 6:2:   “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ”​

 

• Philippians 2:4:  “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others”​

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• Ephesians 4:32:  “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you”