Vox Veniae Podcast Come and See: Embodied Empathy
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?” and they’re followed by an invitation to “come and see.” We aren’t given certainty or a system to sell. We are invited to experience a common and awe-inspiring grace as we abide with Jesus. Where do people find transforming grace at Vox? What particular ways are we invited to embody Divine grace and invite others to experience this sustaining grace with us?
In the final message of this series, Christopher Mack leans toward the interplay of transformative presence and incarnational empathy at the scene of deep grief and disappointment of the death of Lazarus and wonders how we might practice empathy across difference.
Reflection Questions:
- Where do you find yourself resisting healthy empathy and vulnerability with others?
- How do the relational dynamics impact your ability to care for yourself and someone else simultaneously?
- Where are you sensing an invitation to create space to listen, feel, and be with someone, particularly across difference?