The Courage of Empathy
"All of us need to be toppled off the throne of self... Perched up there, the tears of others are never upon our cheek." --Elizabeth Goudge I like to think of our Elizabeth as a throne toppler. I smile a bit thinking of that little lady, sitting in her bouncer, kicking those legs, smiling that mega-smile, and talking her special language--all the while swatting and hitting at those thrones of self all of us were so happily perched upon. I think it was one of her greatest talents--a truly special gift from God-- to make others grow some empathy. In her short, eventful...