It's been a busy week. From a tie dye party...
To an anniversary open house where Uncle JJ works...
To the library's Summer Reading Club party...
...I've had a lot of fun activity with my grandchildren this week.
Researchers at Emory University used MRI scans to study the brains of grandmothers. They measured empathetic responses to images that included their own grandchild, their own adult child, and an anonymous child. The study showed that grandmothers have a higher empathy towards their own grandchild than even their own adult child. This is attributed to what they call the "cute factor" -their grandchild being more adorable than an adult. James Rilling, who conducted the study, noted "If their grandchild is smiling, the grandmother feels the child's joy. And if their grandchild is crying, they feel the child's pain and distress."
Well duh! I rest my case.
According to Scripture, God's feelings for us are similar to a grandmother's. "He will take great delight in you; in his love he will rejoice over you with singing" Zephaniah 3:17. He feels our pain (Isaiah 63:9) and our joy (Psalm 149:4). When we feel discouraged, God has real empathy for us. Draw close to Him to feel His smile and listen to His singing.
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