end, hurting people just tell you what you want to hear.
my encouragement to you is this: don’t stop asking people, “how are you doing?” especially those you know who are doing great, that is just being friendly. however, to those you know who are struggling and hurting, ask them, “have you had anything good happen to you this week?”. ask in a way that shows them by your voice inflection and body language, that you really want to know, and are prepared to spend some time with them talking and praying over them and their circumstances.
our ability to take the bad news as well as the good is such a 