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Racism’s Toll on Mental Health by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

May 16, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (she/her/hers)

The day before the United Church of Christ honored Mental Health Sunday, a horrendous hate crime was carried out on Saturday, May 14, at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. Ten lives were taken by a white, 18-year-old male mass shooter motivated by racism. The victims were targeted because they were Black. The shooter […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health Network, People of Color, racism, UCC, United Church of Christ

Fifty Days by David Finnegan-Hosey

May 9, 2022 By David Finnegan-Hosey

Hallelujah – Christ is Risen Indeed! We are in the midst of Eastertide, the “Great 50 Days” stretching from Easter Sunday until Pentecost. This extended period of celebration has me reflecting on the tension between the beauty of a joyful season on the one hand, and the ups and downs of living with mental health […]

Filed Under: Community, Easter, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Thirsting for God by Bob Griggs

May 2, 2022 By Bob Griggs

I love how the psalms gives voice to the full range of our emotions from overwhelming joy to deep sorrow. As a person living with depression, I have been especially drawn to what scholars call “laments”, psalms that are honest about life’s struggles. For example, “I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood […]

Filed Under: Community, Depression, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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