Another key movement in caring for our souls is to daily chase after the light by pursuing things that remind us of the truth, things that make us laugh or calm us and things that restore our hope. The experience of depression, for the individual and the family, pulls on us to stare into the darkness, into what is difficult, painful, frightening, or shameful. And the truth is, this side of heaven, there is plenty of darkness. But there is also great reason to hope – for tiny, daily tastes of hope; like laughter, real conversation, delicious food to savor, the beauty in our own backyard. And you must hope for the bigger redemption; like restored marriages or clear post-chemo scans. These gifts are just as real as the pains that threaten, scare and sadden us.
-Meredith Spatola
“There was no sudden striking emotional transition. It is like a room warming up or the coming of daylight. When you first notice healing, it has already been going on for some time.”
C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
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