Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2
“None knows the weight of another’s burden.”
George Herbert as recounted by Sir John Templeton in Discovering the Laws of Life (West Conshohocken: Templeton, 1994) 20.
This short and sweet quote sums up what I have learned about compassion this year. We cannot know really the weight of the burdens of others. But to get a taste we can offer to bear them.
I say to my staff that the most important question they can ask me or others is simply, “How are you?” Life is hard. Asking this question is the first step to helping bear the burdens of others.
What really encourages me about the generosity of givers GTP is that together we are sharing the burden of lifting up those who struggle and suffer. We are helping them shape their futures.
While I don’t know what it is like in Francophone Africa, I plan to visit in 2021. Help this campaign get over the finish line. Click to make a gift today. It’s at $440 toward the goal of $2,000.