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Depression’s Weight and The Witness of Church

July 22, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

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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