My neighbor has many family problems and feels open to share with me about not having enough food to feed his family, poverty, illness, difficulty with his children who skip school and have other problems related to raising teenagers. Before the PEACE BRIDGES course, I struggled with that and other relationships because I’d always thought I had to come up with a solution whenever anyone sought me out for help. I realize that often what people need most is someone to listen to them (regardless of my own temptation to always give something or fix something. I also observe that listening without judging and criticism has resulted in people being more open and hopeful and in the end, this has brought about more healing.
-Male church pastor, C2
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