tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post7214090429747942283..comments2023-03-23T03:08:24.690-07:00Comments on Theology and Counseling: A Tedious Silly Talk of a age-40s?Dr. Corsinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401103560367914853noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post-27319386594009020272011-02-04T09:42:49.201-08:002011-02-04T09:42:49.201-08:00It is so enlightening to get the perspective of an...It is so enlightening to get the perspective of an age bracket that I have never experienced, and I mean that with the utmost respect because I do not understand anything but what I have myself experienced, and even what I have experienced I do not understand many times! While right now, I am eager to learn more techniques and new theories for health and healing, but in a few years, I might not be so eager for those things. I can understand just wanting someone in the loneliness of this world to just take my hand and walk with me through the journey, whatever that may look like. This reminded me that I need to look outside of my own experiences and learn how to understand others.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487976016865470477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327598978675535878.post-56206512975465614822011-02-04T05:47:03.390-08:002011-02-04T05:47:03.390-08:00I appreciate your perspective on what a counselor ...I appreciate your perspective on what a counselor should be in terms of empathy and sharing in another's pain and suffering (or joys and victories!). I also love the fact that you actually polled your friends to find out what kind of counseling they would find most beneficial. And I think among friends, the counseling you describe is necessary and needed in the effort to just manage day-to-day life. <br /><br />I wonder though if something more isn't needed for those one does not have a personal relationship with or who are going through a situation that is especially trying. Sometimes the "something new" is exactly what a suffering person needs to pull themselves out of despair. We are called to share one another's burdens, so I think you are correct that this is essential, but within the sharing of burdens and in a counseling capacity, fresh insight, Biblical redirection and an examination of how to proceed are the mechanisms that provide a struggling soul with hope and courage.Angela L. Pobanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465551690849616642noreply@blogger.com