How do you comfort a woman whose spouse was a victim of injustice?
By bren_yrra
@bren_yrra (354)
Philippines
November 29, 2009 8:04am CST
It's Sunday and after taking an hour nap in the afternoon, my friend and I visited a member of our church.She is our assignment to visit so we needed to find her house.As we talked with that person we visited, We have found out that she considered herself now as a single parent and it took time for her to recover from a difficult challenge because her husband was accused of murder and in jail at present.They are poor and so they lose on the case filed by a politician.I felt so sad with the friend we visited.We just encouraged her to move on and be brave to face challenges.We tried to explain that there's a purpose of everything so she needs to hold on.She is now the breadwinner of three children so it's not easy to her part especially that she doesn't achieve higher education.If you would be in my situation, how are you going to comfort that woman or what counsel will you give to her?Thank you for your ideas.It would be appreciated.Surely, it will help me and my companion when we visit her again next month.
3 responses
@zim1fW (285)
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
Listening to her can do a lot in comforting her. And if there's anything you can do for the family to ease up the pain and difficulty, do so; not just talking about it. If food becomes difficult to come by, for example, buying them groceries each time you visit can light up their day.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
29 Nov 09
Hello bren,
It is not easy to comfort someone who's facing such situation.
But your presence and visit will surely give her some courage and hope.
I guess you need to give her confident first on how to start life as a breadwinner for her children.
And also,you can give her suggestions on how to make a living,like,asking her interests...and then,next step is,to look for any solution on how she can start a living(help her how to raise some capital if she want to start selling food/or any small business)
I guess it is also God's plan that He directed you and your companion to visit her,becoz God knows that you can help her find a solution to her problem.
Sometimes God sends us message in most unexpected way,and even confusing..we only need to think wise on how we can relate to His message.
I believe that God use you and your companion as an instrument to help that woman and her children.
Have a good Monday to start your week my friend
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@allknowing (130144)
• India
29 Nov 09
For all practical purposes let us assume that she is a single mother in which case she should enrol herself with any social groups that help such people without wasting any further time. She should get her childlren admitted in a school where there is free education and she should capitalise on her talents whatever they are that will fetch her some income. And most important of all she should be channelised into believing that she is indispensible to her kids and therefore needs to take care of herself.
