Suffering

suffering - How can I best help someone who is experiencing suffering?

The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense

Proverbs 27:9

Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

Philippians 2:4

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.

Romans 12:15

God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

WHETHER IT’S HAPPENED to us personally or to someone we know, we all have experienced the dark shadow of suffering. We often don’t know why suffering has struck. But two things can be said about suffering: It hurts, and it helps when others bring comfort. If you know someone who is hurting, walk alongside her by offering your prayers, presence, help, and a listening ear. Don’t allow the discomfort of seeing someone suffer cause you to try to explain or fix her pain. Simply choose to be with her in it and help her feel God’s love and presence through you.

Prayer Prompts

Lord, one person in my life who is really suffering is . . .

Your Word suggests that I can best help her in her suffering by . . .