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Display Hope

Pierre and Reju, The Pastor and Counseling

Pierre and Reju write, “One of your primary jobs in this first session is to display hope to someone who’s probably pretty hopeless. Open your Bible.” The presence of the Word and the posture of the counselor together communicate that the situation is not closed, that God still speaks, and that change remains possible.

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In the first counseling session, one primary task is to hold out hope to someone who may have very little left.

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Pierre · Reju

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