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Hope

Good News for
Reluctant Hearts

December 9, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

written by Rachael Keefe – reposted from her blog, Write Out of Left Field I gave up trying to be happy and joyful just because it’s the holiday season a long time ago. Growing up, I thought I was the only one who didn’t have the perfect Norman Rockwell (or, these days, Hallmark) family. Nearly […]

Filed Under: Advent & Christmas, Faith, Hope Tagged With: despair, Forgiveness, hopelessness, Love, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ, wholeness

A Season of Lament

October 7, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

Reprinted here from Rachael’s Blog, “Write out of Left Field.” There is so little room for grief in western society, yet it is not something anyone can avoid. Today grief sits heavily on my heart. I’m returning home from a trip to my childhood home for the Celebration of Life for the woman who was […]

Filed Under: Faith, Grief, Hope Tagged With: Grief, hope, Lament, Mental Health Network, sadness, UCC, United Church of Christ

Depression’s Weight and The Witness of Church

July 22, 2019 By Jennifer Stuart

Hebrews 12:1  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Our life journeys can feel like lead sometimes. The heaviness is palpable. Perilous in the […]

Filed Under: Community, Depression, Faith, Hope Tagged With: church, darkness, depression, fog, friends, Hebrews 12:1, Jennifer Stuart, journey, Mental Health Network, Parker Palmer, sacred, United Church of Christ, witness

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