Comments on: Burdens http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/2009/02/24/burdens/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:31:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jill http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/2009/02/24/burdens/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Jill Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:29:06 +0000 http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/?p=108#comment-14 That's a really good question. To me, the act of bearing another's burden means I'm doing something tangible to feel the weight of carrying it. There's a difference between looking at someone and saying "yup, that's a burden, alright!" and coming alongside them to shift some of the weight on your shoulders. In practice, I think this looks like a deeper involvement in solving the issue causing the burden. Prayer, counseling the person with the burden, and doing what you can to solve the issue bring you into a partnership with the person who's hurting. I feel like usually that's not a depth most people have the time or willingness to explore. As for the verse, it seems like the first half is talking about correction and the last few sentences deal with living with integrity. To me this is maybe talking about people who are carrying a burden due to sin and don't realize the damage they're doing, but that they shouldn't rely solely on other people to carry them when they can live in truth and stand on their own two feet. There are limits and boundaries involved with carrying the pain of another. That’s a really good question. To me, the act of bearing another’s burden means I’m doing something tangible to feel the weight of carrying it. There’s a difference between looking at someone and saying “yup, that’s a burden, alright!” and coming alongside them to shift some of the weight on your shoulders. In practice, I think this looks like a deeper involvement in solving the issue causing the burden. Prayer, counseling the person with the burden, and doing what you can to solve the issue bring you into a partnership with the person who’s hurting. I feel like usually that’s not a depth most people have the time or willingness to explore.

As for the verse, it seems like the first half is talking about correction and the last few sentences deal with living with integrity. To me this is maybe talking about people who are carrying a burden due to sin and don’t realize the damage they’re doing, but that they shouldn’t rely solely on other people to carry them when they can live in truth and stand on their own two feet. There are limits and boundaries involved with carrying the pain of another.

]]> By: Kimberly http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/2009/02/24/burdens/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Kimberly Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:21:54 +0000 http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/?p=108#comment-13 Something about taking some of the burden ONTO oneself, perhaps. Listening is good, very good. But, I've experienced that there's something more than that. When you actually take that burdon ONTO yourself... You somehow make it so that the person is less alone, less desparate, less despairing - in a partnering sort of way. I think there is a big difference between empathizing and true burden bearing. At least I feel there has been at times. There's almost a- a sort of responsibility or role you take on in bearing another's burdens, I think. It weighs on you in a way that comforts and supports and holds up the other. It's not their hurt, it's also yours, while at the same time, you can see with greater clarity, perhaps, because you're not the one "in it," whatever 'it' is. And perhaps you can help. I don't think I'm articulating what I mean. Maybe we'll talk later... Something about taking some of the burden ONTO oneself, perhaps. Listening is good, very good. But, I’ve experienced that there’s something more than that. When you actually take that burdon ONTO yourself… You somehow make it so that the person is less alone, less desparate, less despairing – in a partnering sort of way. I think there is a big difference between empathizing and true burden bearing. At least I feel there has been at times.

There’s almost a- a sort of responsibility or role you take on in bearing another’s burdens, I think. It weighs on you in a way that comforts and supports and holds up the other. It’s not their hurt, it’s also yours, while at the same time, you can see with greater clarity, perhaps, because you’re not the one “in it,” whatever ‘it’ is. And perhaps you can help.

I don’t think I’m articulating what I mean. Maybe we’ll talk later…

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