Hi, I'm Susie Larson.

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Well, it's only just a matter of. ever since, ever since we've got you left. Welcome to Middays.

I'm Susie Larson.

So honored to get to spend this time with you.

And you hear this from you every day.

And it is true.

I look forward to bringing you daily conversations that inspire you in your faith walk,

that deepen your understanding of God's word,

and that heighten your awareness of God's very real presence in your faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's word, and that heighten

your awareness of God's very real presence in your life. Well, empathy is defined as follows. Have you

heard this? The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. The ability to understand

and share the feelings of another. Do you know that's not a personality trait? It's actually an

invitation for us to participate like Christ in the sufferings of others. Do you know that's not a personality trait? It's actually an invitation for us to

participate like Christ in the sufferings of others. So I would go on to describe Christ like

empathy this way to care about and to enter into a suffering that's not your own. Do you know,

studies show that while in some parts of the world's suffering is on the rise, empathy overall is on

the decline? Why do you suppose that is? It's kind of a don's suffering is on the rise. Empathy overall is on the decline.

Why do you suppose that is?

It's kind of a don't know, don't care kind of thing, or I got enough problems of my own.

Can't really, you know, carry yours.

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