Wise of Windy Words? Offering Comfort in Times of Tragedy

Patricia Vesely

Article Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/12/2021

Paired Article (Face to Face): Wise of Windy Words? Offering Comfort in Times of Tragedy

Issue: Wisdom (Vol. 41, No 4, Summer, 2021)

We often seek to give words of wisdom or consolation to others in the face of difficult times, but often they sound only like “windy words.” Such words can be wise instead if they are rooted in embodied realities, in words that have stood the test of time, and in genuine relationality.

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