Great Mystery, on this National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Awareness, we pray for all who live with a mental health challenge and their loved ones. When the night is long and tomorrow seems uncertain, grant us peace. When mental health challenges overwhelm us, grant us peace. When a new diagnosis causesContinue reading “Interfaith Prayer for National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Awareness”
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When Winter Ends
Changes in weather remind me of changes in moods. There’s a lot of movement in the upward effort of spring. All that winter shattered is now cleared away. New baby green paths emerge where once there was snow. The cold silence replaced by wet wind, tapping tree limbs keeping time. So, too, does the mindContinue reading “When Winter Ends”
The Cross of Mental Illness
The life-size wooden cross in the middle of the sanctuary at Broadway United Methodist Church in Indianapolis is draped in purple and beneath it sits a bucket of nails. For the 40 days of Lent the cross represents both a reminder of God’s activity in the world and an invitation to realign our lives ifContinue reading “The Cross of Mental Illness”
Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund 