God-with-Us: Reflection Questions, Ch. 1

Reflection Questions for our reading of Chapter 1 of Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life.

Chapter 1: God-with-Us, pp. 11-20

1. "...[It] is often in "useless", unpretentious, humble presence to each other that we feel comfort. Simply being with someone is difficult because it asks of us that we share in each other's vulnerability, enter with him or her into the experience of weakness and powerlessness ... [Whenever] this happens, new strength and new hope is being born..." (p.12) Can you recall an example of above in your own experiences?
2. In speaking of our competitive selves, the authors talk of "our deepest illusions". What is the illusion that they speak of, and what alternative do they offer?

-AeriL