“By characterizing the responsibilities and problems of life as ‘burdens,’ Paul very vividly and practically teaches how Christian relates to others. You cannot help with a burden unless you come very close to the burdened person, standing virtually in their shoes, and putting your own strength under the burden so its weight is distributed on both of you, lightening the load of the other. So in the same way, a Christian must listen and understand, and physically, emotionally, spiritually, take up some of the burden with the other person.” —Tim Keller
