Empathy is related to sympathy but is generally considered more personal. True empathy is the feeling of participating in the suffering of another person.
Empathy is related to sympathy but is generally considered more personal. True empathy is the feeling of participating in the suffering of another person.
BIBLE PASSAGE: Luke 7:11-16 (KJV)
LESSON INTRODUCTION:
Empathy is the capacity to feel another person’s feelings, thoughts, or attitudes indirectly, especially because of his or her suffering. It is an attitude and ability to “rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn” (Romans 12:15). Empathy is related to sympathy but is generally considered more personal. True empathy is the feeling of participating in the suffering of another person.