Why is it so hard to show compassion? It is so much easier to react to someone with sympathy over truly taking it to heart and responding with compassion. Today I dive into what the differences are between sympathy, empathy and compassion and I talk about the compassion that is show by Naomi, Ruth and Boaz in the book of Ruth.
Scripture references:
Colossians 3:12 NIV
Isaiah 54:9-10 ESV
Ruth 1:16-18 ESV
Ephesians 4:32 NIV
Reference for article I talked about:
Sinclair, Shane et al. “Sympathy,empathy, and compassion: A grounded theory study of palliative care patients'understandings, experiences, and preferences.” Palliative medicine vol. 31,5 (2017): 437-447.doi:10.1177/0269216316663499
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269216316663499
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