ARTICLE: The Day After

By Belinda Bauman | ChristianitynToday
Published in November of 2020

SUMMARY: What is one way to love our neighbors? By extending empathy. One Million Thumprints founder Belinda Bauman believes empathy is one of the keys to healing a divided nation because it teaches us to love which in turn teaches us to listen.

KEY QUOTE: “Empathy is not just for feelers, gurus, saints, or the politically correct. It is for everyone. Rooted in scripture and science, it is skill-based, and can be practiced and mastered like a discipline. I believe it is the only virtue muscular enough for us to meet the complexity and pain of our day because empathy is a pathway to genuinely loving our neighbor.”

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