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An Empath's Rest | Your Nightly Prayer

Empathy is a beautiful gift that reflects Christ’s compassionate heart, but it can also leave us feeling drained when we carry others’ burdens...
Updated Jan 29, 2025

Father, when someone in my circle of friends or even a member of the wider church body is hurting, we can be so moved by their grief and pain that we lose sleep. Show us how to pray well for them: place the right prayers on our hearts; nurture our trust that you will meet them where they are. Help us lift these people up to you and step back as they realize with amazement that you truly care for them. You truly know what it feels like to go through what they are going through, “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses.” (Hebrews 4:15). You know, and you have the power to heal their hurt. Thank you, Jesus, amen.

Video by Skylar Cochran Thumbnail & Stock footage courtesy of Canva.com

Originally published January 29, 2025.


Candice Lucey is a freelance writer from British Columbia, Canada, where she lives with her family. Find out more about her here.

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