PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY

More suggestions to help us stay “watchful” and “alert” from Alexander Kern, Director of the Center for Spirituality at Northeastern University, Boston Massachusetts:

Create and sustain community. Listen compassionately to those who are similarly burdened. Practice empathy. Even while avoiding “close physical contact,” message the people you care about. Check in on folks. Call your family as well as your long-lost friends.

Unplug, judiciously. While staying aware of developments, do not let the Coronavirus-chaos govern you. Forgive yourself when and if it does.

Practice kindness. There is a temptation in health scares to view others as potential threats. Remember we are all in this together. While practicing health guidelines and appropriate caution, remember to engage one another. Bring good deeds and good energy into the world in any way that you can.