Emmaus Companions Newsletter - February 10, 2022
Hello Everyone,
Though the days are getting noticeably longer, I, as perhaps many of you, continue to long for warmer temperatures and sunshine. These signs of an end to the darkness and confinement of the winter months, are messages of hope, written within the matrix of the created world, fill my soul with much-needed hope.
As I write this, the past few days have been gentle and mild, affording welcome oportunities for getting outdoors as well as letting some fresh air into the stuffy spaces of our home.
I hope that these simple experiences of the promises of the Spring to come, have helped to lighten your heart and soul as well.
Peace and God Bless,
Deacon Eric
"While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him...they urged him strongly, saying, ‘Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.’ So he went in to stay with them." - Luke 24:15-16;28-29
Our next Emmaus Support Group meeting will be Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 7:30pm-9:00pm via Zoom.
If you care for a loved one with mental health challenges and feel you could benefit from the support and prayers of peers with a similar lived experience, use the link below to find out how to register for our next meeting.
From The Emmaus Family Support Blog:
The Saints and Mental Health: St. Dymphna
Given the opportunity, (St. Dymphna’s) intercessions can move us to deepen our own compassion, to seek an end to the negative stigmas surrounding mental health struggles, and to the realization that lasting change in our cultural approaches to mental health care requires the support of the whole community.
Imagine There Was No Stigma to Mental Illness | Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman | TEDxCharlottesville
KEYS TO RESILIENCE – BOUNDARIES by Laura Howe
When you support other people through challenges you need to maintain strong boundaries and not accept responsibility for their circumstances...You can slip very quickly into being a rescuer and savior, while maintaining good intentions. This creates a hardship for yourself and it exhibits the call for self-control, which the Bible instructs us to have. We step over lines, trying to control others, all in the name of support.
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