Discussion Prompt:
Jesus’s Reflecting Feeling
Read John 11:17-35.
As you reflect on the story of Jesus coming to the place where His friend Lazarus had died and His encounter with Mary and Martha, please address the following prompts:
How does He experience and reflect the feelings of those around Him?
How does Jesus here demonstrate a person-centered posture?
How do you experience Jesus personally as you read this story? How might your experience of Jesus shape and inform your engagement with patients [from the Latin patiens = “one who suffers”]?