Instead, we ought to focus on two things that are our business. First, we ought to bear one another’s burdens. We can’t save someone else, but we are responsible to love our neighbor. You may need to sit with someone through a particularly dark night to ensure that they don’t harm themself. You may need to help them check in to an inpatient program. You may need to ask them difficult questions about suicidal thoughts and plans, or ensure that they don’t have access to a gun. You certainly need to pray with and for them.
