FRIENDSHIP
"Entering friendship involves revealing yourself in confidence to another, & thus becoming vulnerable. This is as it should be, but it is what makes betrayal so evil & faithfulness so virtuous." David Smith, Men's Devotional Bible
HUMAN HEALTH
"God, our Creator, is passionately concerned with human health, holistically. Sometimes people speak of 'spiritual health' as a compartment within other parts of human health. This, however, is not how the Bible speaks. Spiritual health comes from the work of the Holy Spirit. As the Nicene Creed confesses, the Spirit is the 'Lord & Giver of Life.' He upholds & integrates all aspects of human health. The 'Spirit searches everything' (1 Cor. 2:10b).
"Spiritual health comes from having a right relationship with God. When humankind disconnected from God, we cut ourselves off from the Source of life. But God deployed extreme measures. He sent Jesus, His Word-made-flesh, to reconnect with us. The Holy Spirit works through the Word to bring us to fear, love, & trust in God, who will raise us up from death--whole, remade, renewed, body-and-soul, at the return of Jesus." Rev. Michel Ziegler, The Lutheran Layman, Spring 2020
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