Cultivating Compassion: Practical Advice as You Walk a Friend through a Season of Loss

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Do you wish you knew how to be the right kind of friend when the worst things happen in their life?

Do you feel clueless as to what to say when a friend loses a spouse or a child unexpectedly?

Do you find it easier to step away from a friend’s pain because you’re fearful of adding to it?

Then this is for you. Feeling ill-equipped to be natural nurturer is a nearly universal phenomenon. Cultivating Compassion can help you break through that awkwardness and become an effective comforter. Here’s what you’ll find:

Insights into the emotions of the grieving world
Practical “now and later” suggestions
What to say and do, what NOT to say and do – and the “WHYs” behind it
God’s call to be compassionate, and how he can equip you
So, whether your friend has lost a spouse, a child, a job, their health, or their status quo, Cultivating Compassion is a quick “lunch-hour” read to equip you with tools for your compassion arsenal, and give you the confidence to use them. You CAN be a blessing as you walk alongside your friend through their season of loss.