We have the fabulous remit to love the world and to do this well we need to be balanced emotionally, physically and spiritually. If we are not, we don’t have much to give (and we tend to end up thinking mainly about ourselves!).
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Caring for Creation in Cambodia
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” This well-used quotation has guided many cross-cultural workers seeking to help underserved communities. Unfortunately, in today’s world, it is often not that simple and we are having to ask new questions such as “Why is the lake drying up?”, “Why have the fish not come this year?”, “Why do people get sick when they eat the fish?”, and “Why do the fish have plastic in their stomachs?”
Do I need to pray 3 hours per day to be spiritually healthy?
When I was first asked to write something related to “caring for spiritual health in ministry”, my initial response was, “Are you sure? That’s a topic I’m barely starting to come to terms with myself.”