Meanwhile…

…the cross comes before the crown and tomorrow is a Monday morning.
(from “The Weight of Glory”, a sermon by C.S. Lewis, 1941)

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Carried

Last week, David Ker wrote a CyberPsalm in the form of a prayer for a friend and coworker, Ada, who is battling cancer. I also know Ada, though it has been years since I’ve seen her. Several mutual friends have written me recently, asking me to join them in praying for her.
During this same time, [...]

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The Biggest Pain

If you have been depressed, what is/was/has been the most difficult symptom, side effect or manifestation of the depression?
If you have walked with someone you love through depression, which part of their depression is the thing that was most difficult for you?
Either way, is there any particular aspect of depression which seems to be dangerous? [...]

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Interacting with Depression

How do you think about depression?
Is it something to be:
Managed?
Brought under control?
Endured?
Survived?
Treated?
Something else?

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Prayer for a hurting young man

…with a little help from Van Gogh (thanks, Wikipedia) to paint a picture of how a friend’s friend has been feeling lately:

And the prayer, prayed on behalf of this young man, borrowed from Viktor Frankl (quoted in his biography, When Life Calls Out to Us):
God, you have stricken me with mind;
So help me now to [...]

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