Many in our society today are only concerned with their own feelings, own desires, own goals in life. Not able to see something from another’s point of view. “Empathy is considered by many psychologists to be essential to cooperation, problem-solving, and to human functioning in general. Researchers have described it as “social glue, binding people together and creating harmonious relationships” (“Four Words to Seem More Polite” by Olga Khazan). Empathy is a characteristic of God’s nature and one that Christians must be expressing towards others.