The call to bear witness to pain is something we all need to learn. If you’re already good at it in other areas of your life, draw on that inside your friend’s grief. The more intense the pain you are called to witness, the more tempting it is to try and remove that pain. Stay still. It’s OK to flinch when you see the pain we’re in; just please, don’t turn away from it. And don’t ask us to.
