PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY

We continue to stay “watchful” and “alert” amid a raging pandemic. The following are some helpful recommendations offered by Alexander Kern, Director of the Center for Spirituality at Northeastern University, Boston Massachusetts:

Carve out 5-10 minutes each day to meditate.

Focus your awareness on something enduring or beautiful in your surroundings. Discover again the realities for which you are grateful and in which you find again a sense of awe and wonder.

Acknowledge your fears, anxieties, concerns. Offer them up in prayer. Write them in a journal if you use one. Share them with others. Feel what you feel, honor it, and know that it is not the final word.

Remember you are not alone. Ever. You are surrounded by care and support. Reach out.