Hold On!
Weather bombs, storms, winds and floods have pounded countries, regions, cities and towns in recent months. There are more coming, we are told. Climate change they say. Barely have we recovered from one storm and another is on its way. It may well be climate change, but these physical storms we are being assailed with are mirroring the emotional, relational and social storms we are trying to ride right now too. We thought the two years of a pandemic were bad enough, but the post-pandemic storms are unrelenting. Emotional stress, social change, economic strain, war, violence in our communities, anxiety and fear continue to pound us. Poor mental health is centre stage for children, young people and adults. As wave after wave of “bad news” breaks over us, how can we survive? In January, as we were coming out of lockdown into the red traffic light setting, my daily Bible readings were in Mark 6. Jesus had sent his disciples ahead of him in the boat but a stor...