The Importance of Filial Love and Empathy

 The Importance of Filial Love and Empathy

Positive Christianity Series Episode #86

"Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD!"- Psalm 113: 1

This describes that GOD Almighty loves us and helps us persevere. We learn that we are supposed to have filial love and empathy by loving GOD Almighty with all our heart, mind, and being while respecting humanity by obeying the commandments of Moses. We learn that when there is the choice to decide, the worship of GOD Almighty helps us persevere similar to Paul who is able to preach, and Christianity grows to the nations. We learn that Paul has a choice to remain a Pharisee, yet decided for the worship of GOD Almighty and renounced the false philosophies of hate. We learn that Paul realized the importance of filial love and empathy. We learn about the importance of filial love and empathy in Scripture and also in recent times. We learn that there are righteous examples in our times of individuals that were able to persevere because they decided to have filial love and empathy seen in Viktor E. Frankl, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Pope John Paul II among righteous individuals that decided to be beacons of light in times of difficulty. This describes the importance of reminding ourselves of positive examples that decided to worship GOD Almighty and did not practice sin and vices.

"You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield."- Psalm 115: 11

We learn that the story of Viktor E. Frankl describes the importance of perseverance and motivation amidst difficult times. We learn that due to the lies of socialism, there were difficulties in Viktor E. Frankl's time seeing the manner that Nazi socialism caused problems in Europe due to hate and envy. We learn that Viktor E. Frankl was able to persevere even amidst the hate and envy that he experienced. We learn that Viktor E. Frankl described that a person is never defined by his circumstances and instead a person has sovereignty over the circumstances. We learn that he was able to survive and persevere amidst the hate and envy in the 1940s. Viktor E. Frankl wrote a Man's Search For Meaning that teaches us the importance of being positive even amidst difficult times. We learn that Viktor E. Frankl was a practicing psychiatrist that was able to keep learning and wrote about the importance of keeping a positive perspective. We learn that Frankl's writings have helped understand the importance of keeping gratitude and positivity. We learn that he was able to acknowledge the importance of having meaning and purpose in our lives in the worship of GOD Almighty. We learn that while there were false philosophies that tried to speak lies about power and pleasure being more important, we learn that Viktor E. Frankl described the importance of having eternal significance and purpose in the worship of GOD Almighty in order to persevere. We learn that this allowed Viktor E. Frankl to persevere because he chose to practice righteousness instead of wickedness and also kept having positivity and gratitude. This describes the importance of autonomy and perseverance in being able to decide to worship GOD Almighty over everything, and GOD Almighty helping individuals persevere amidst times, obstacles, and circumstances. We learn that Viktor E. Frankl kept practicing psychiatry while writing books and lived to old age. Positive Psychology that is fairly recent has been influenced by Viktor E. Frankl's writings including describing the need to be positive and have gladness of heart to persevere. We learn that Positive Psychology has described the manner that practicing gratitude, being positive, and having true joy can lead to improved health outcomes and longevity.

"Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast filial love towards us and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!"- Psalm 117: 1-2

Mother Teresa of Calcutta became a nun after fleeing polytheism in India and was able to make a difference. We learn that Mother Teresa decided to convert to Christianity being that India is predominantly polytheistic. We learn that the caste system of India is restrictive and prevents individuals from improving. We learn that she was able to practice kindness in the manner that she was able to establish orphanages in India in order to help individuals. We learn that Mother Teresa of Calcutta described the importance of practicing filial love and empathy even when there may be hate and envy. We learn that Mother Teresa was able to choose the worship of GOD Almighty over the practice of polytheism and was able to help individuals in India and the world to learn about the importance of the worship of GOD Almighty and flee from idolatry. We learn that this speaks about the importance of having kindness and filial love for humanity instead of having hate and envy. We learn that the false philosophies of hate and lust attempt to deceive into believing that "all individuals" practice hate and lust when in reality, we know that is not true. We learn that there are righteous examples that have done so much for their fellow brothers and sisters. This speaks about learning and knowing that there are righteous individuals that choose the worship of GOD Almighty over the temporary lies, deceit, and falsehoods of false philosophies. We learn that Mother Teresa chose the worship of GOD Almighty and showed empathy to humanity rather than practice polytheism and be limited by the caste system.

We learn in the story of Pope John Paul II, the manner that the power of filial love can overcome hate and envy. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to preach King Jesus Christ and had opposition seen in the communists and socialists that did not want Pope John Paul II to preach. We learn that they attempted to prevent Pope John Paul II from preaching in universities while Pope John Paul II was able to persevere. We learn that he was able to maintain his fidelity to GOD Almighty instead of being discouraged, demotivated, or intimidated by evil and the workers of evil. We learn that Pope John Paul II preached about the importance of repentance of sin, obedience to the commandments of Moses, and the filial love that GOD Almighty gives when we accept and confess King Jesus Christ Eternal LORD and Savior. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to preach about the importance of empathy so that we obey the commandments of Moses. We learn that the communists and socialists attempted to prevent Pope John Paul II from preaching so much so that they had an assassination attempt. Pope John Paul II was hit with a sniper rifle bullet in 1989. We learn that Pope John Paul II recovered from the injury and persevered preaching. We learn that his words matched his actions when he decided to visit the individual that had attempted to assassinate him in Moscow in prison. We learn that Pope John Paul II forgave the individual that attempted to deprive him of his life through a sniper rifle bullet and showed the manner that love conquers hate. We learn that the collapse of the Soviet Union may have been due to several factors, but one of the most important factors may be the preaching of Pope John Paul II's example.

There are individuals that choose to worship GOD Almighty above everything and persevered with fidelity to GOD Almighty. We learn that this speaks about the importance of choosing genuine filial love and empathy over hate and lust. This speaks about being able to persevere with righteousness and most important of all virtues fidelity to GOD Almighty without having to hate anyone and without practicing lust that wants to lead to worse vices, fornication, adultery, and homosexuality. We learn that the righteous persevered because they decided to obey GOD Almighty and not be deceived by the practice of sin and vices.

June 19, 2024 Wednesday's Publishing