[Faith-Talk] Self-care, Being a Servant to God, and Mental Health in the Context of Faith

[Ericka]

Good passages, Linda. Even Jesus took time to get his thoughts together. Remember, he was walking for 40 days in the wilderness. There were several times where he walked away from his disciples to be alone. We are to go into a room close the door and pray. And we need to also remember to encourage people to rest and take care of themselves. Do you want to others as you would have them do on you. If I need time alone, please respect it. 

Well, we have 13 more days left of commercials that I don’t want to hear or see, please take care of yourselves. I love the mute button personally.

Ericka Nelson
KD9VBX

> On Oct 20, 2024, at 9:34 PM, Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Humberto,
> 
> Judy has given you lots to think about and many things to look at. I'm not replying on her post because the string will get too long.
> 
> I will make a couple comments here, though. One of the reasons nurses and other professionals quit their jobs during COVID was because they didn't want to take the shot because they were against it for religious reasons. That's another topic which I won't go into here.
> 
> There are many reasons for the mental health issues many are facing now, not the least of which is isolation. Even those on social media feel isolated because they don't interact much in person with others anymore. Many churches closed during COVID, and never reopened. I agree with Judy that blind people are no worse off than sighted people where mental health is concerned.
> 
> I'm not a Catholic, but this I know: Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." That goes along with what Judy said about getting rest. If we get regular rest, and set apart a day such as Sunday for rest and worshipping our Lord, as God rested when He was through creating, we will keep Him at the forefront of all we do.
> 
> I believe that God expects us to take good care of ourselves so that we have the energy we need to serve others—back to rest again. Galatians 6:9 says, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Verse 10 goes on: "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith." Good works will not get us to heaven, but they are ways to work out our salvation.
> 
> I hope this makes sense and is helpful.
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> Linda
> 
> 
>> On Oct 20, 2024 4:28 PM, Humberto Avila via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello, all,
>> 
>> I hope all is well. Happy sunday.
>> 
>> I just got done listening to my local Catholic mass online, and in the Cermon, today the father asked everybody in attendance, giving our Liturgical readings of the day, to always serve God, serve others, and serve no matter what it takes. In other words, put others' needs always before ours.
>> I personally feel this is quite contraticting to what we are asking for instance, our employees and people in the education field to do. Also medical professionals. If we always put the needs of the neighbor before others, we can create many issues. There's a lot of burnout and compassion fatigue in my proffession. Same for nurses. Look what happened during the mere peaks of the COVID pandemic. Many folks quit their jobs weather nurses, teachers, ETC. But today, what the Priest is asking everybody to do, be a hero, love God, and always become a servant of God, is super confounding to me. I think this might even get a lot of people new to the Christian world very confused, and I feel many youth as well, especially with the many messages they get already in this crazy world. 
>> So, I'm wondering, for fellow Christians / Catholics, do you believe there is a way forward when it comes to the acceptance of mental health issues within our communities? Because, personally, perhaps through my experiences within my own church, given the messaging I received today, is this is going to create so much stigma amongst Church goers. What has been your experiences?
>> I also think it fits perfectly for our Blind community who also tends to be more at risk for mental health issues more than sighted people, due to the discrimination, ableism, and other treatments we receive.  But I'm just wondering if there is some kind of balance to these issues? 
>> Thoughts?
>> Happy sunday again and God bless.
>> 
>> —  Humberto
>> Sent from my iPhone
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