Saturday, February 6 All of you have unity of mind, fellow feeling, brotherly affection, tender compassion, and humility.​—1 Pet. 3:8.

[Áine]

Saturday, February 6

All of you have unity of mind, fellow feeling, brotherly affection, tender compassion, and humility.—1 Pet. 3:8.

 

Jehovah loves us deeply. (John 3:16) We want to imitate our loving Father. So we try to show “fellow feeling, brotherly affection, [and] tender compassion” to all but especially to those who are “related to us in the faith.” (Gal. 6:10) When members of our spiritual family face stressful challenges, we want to help them. How can we console someone whose marriage mate has died? An important first step is to speak to him or her, even though you may feel awkward or unsure of what to say. Paula, whose husband died suddenly, says: “I understand that death makes people uncomfortable. They worry that what they say might come out wrong. But worse than hearing something awkward is hearing nothing at all.” A grieving person probably does not expect us to say something profound. Paula says: “I appreciated it when friends would simply say, ‘I’m sorry for your loss.’” w19.06 20 ¶1; 23 ¶14

 

Edited February 5, 2021 by Anniebea

[Áine]

Any words to comfort and console are better than none.. always remember that the person that's bereaved understands that the first initial words may feel awkward. 

 

Even a gentle hug... oh how we miss that in covid times!! 

[Alexa]

We can give encouraging comments as well in the meetings or send some personal message to our brothers and sisters.

[Mamee]

In this time of the end we all face challenges. We want to imitate Jehovah and Jesus and show fellow feeling. Soon God’s kingdom will rule the earth, where all distresses will be a thing of the past. Until then let us all support one another during these difficult times.

[Vinnie]

Jehovah urges us to be show our feelings in this hard cold world. Yet how many of us leave our comfort zone to do this? Yes its not always easy but by putting forth the effort we benefit ourselves and others.