What does the Bible have to say about wellbeing and disability? Here you will find some reflections and resources.
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God has a profound heart for therapy, for listening, and for encountering people precisely where they are. Divine encounter is not abstract; it is a touch that transforms, a presence that heals, and a listening that dignifies.
Depression is not a failure of faith; it is a lived experience. Scripture can offer us radical accompaniment in our suffering and the quiet assurance that we are seen, even when we cannot smile.
Here we reflect on disability and what the Bible has to say to our communities who are living with a disability.
Jane Lavery from Birmingham Archdiocese looks at poetry and some Bible gardens as she reflects on their beauty and power for our peace and well-being.
Michael Pfundner explores several Biblical examples of accompanying someone through mental ill health.
