The Three Empathies - October 11, 2026

<p><strong>Reverend Barbara Cornell, Cedars Guest Speaker</strong></p><p><strong>Gregory Cook, Worship Associate</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We&#39;ve been seeing in the news recently, that empathy is bad, even toxic. How could this be? Going to the research, we find three distinct empathies. They each have unique qualities that are worth exploring. This week, we&#39;ll reflect on the three empathies and find some ideas about how we can build our skills to use this awesome, human gift for Good!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Rev. Barbara Cornell </strong>is a board certified, union chaplain at Swedish Edmonds Hospital in Edmonds, WA. She was ordained to the Unitarian Universalist ministry in 2015. She served as religious educator at our Shoreline UU congregation for nearly 15 years ending in 2007 and has been working at Swedish since 2009. Barbara is married to Dane Scott and they have two adult children, Katie and Will.</p>