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Why be sad?

Rev. Greg Alms over at Incarnatus Est has a thought provoking post on the English carol, On Christmas Night:  It’s Here

Why should men on earth be so sad?

One paragraph in particular is worth repeating:

God gives us Christmas and like feasts of the church year not only to learn the doctrines and the messages but to sing, to feel and know the joy that comes with losing oneself in the lifting up of one’s voice.

The carol itself is of course true.  Our sadness, be it seasonal, mourning over sin and loss, or clinical, is a result of sin ultimately.  The problem for those of us who suffer from clinical depression is that our Lord’s birth does not instantly remove the blight up our heart and mind.  Our Lord’s birth will remove all sickness, sorrow and disease.  We are at the beginning of that great and mighty work of HIs.  But we have not seen its conclusion at the Last Day.  So until then, we wait.  We wait as prisoners who know they will be set free.  We wait and hope.

May our Lord’s return come quickly, and deliver us from this vale of tears.

-DMR

Kicking Depression in the Holiday Season

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Below is a nice article I ran across about giving thanks during the upcoming holiday season. The next six to eight weeks are the most difficult for the clinically depressed. Food, alcohol, family togetherness, money, stress, all of these things come in large doses during this time of year. Here are a few tips:

Be Mindful. Know that this is a difficult time, pray over it, and prepare for it.

Be Intentional. The more you react to situations, the more likely they are to control you. Think in advance as much as possible about how you will handle difficult situations. Rehearse in your mind how you will address them.

Be Prayerful. Never underestimate the power of of intercessory prayer. Pray for yourself, and ask others to pray for you. Especially if you are going down the slope. Drop me an email if you need encouragement. Been there. Done that. I will reply if it is humanly possible.

What am I missing? Help me out here, readers.

-DMR

PS Read the article!

Kicking Depression: Giving thanks, remembering this is a wonderful life: “”

(Via PalmBeachPost.com.)

Kicking Depression in the Holiday Season

32DBF41B-1A4A-4F0E-8CC9-4C6FD1EF7FEF.jpg

Below is a nice article I ran across about giving thanks during the upcoming holiday season. The next six to eight weeks are the most difficult for the clinically depressed. Food, alcohol, family togetherness, money, stress, all of these things come in large doses during this time of year. Here are a few tips:

Be Mindful. Know that this is a difficult time, pray over it, and prepare for it.

Be Intentional. The more you react to situations, the more likely they are to control you. Think in advance as much as possible about how you will handle difficult situations. Rehearse in your mind how you will address them.

Be Prayerful. Never underestimate the power of of intercessory prayer. Pray for yourself, and ask others to pray for you. Especially if you are going down the slope. Drop me an email if you need encouragement. Been there. Done that. I will reply if it is humanly possible.

What am I missing? Help me out here, readers.

-DMR

PS Read the article!

Kicking Depression: Giving thanks, remembering this is a wonderful life: “”

(Via PalmBeachPost.com.)