If we listen, sorrow has a prophetic voice, declaring that not all is well in the world. The voice weeps, howls, and rages at the suffering and injustice in the world. It speaks truth about the gap between what we are made for and where we find ourselves. It joins the cry of creation groaning for redemption. It is a holy cry: a sacred discontent.

Depression leaves no area of our lives untouched: our capacity for relationship with others, our physical energy, our ability to think, our mood, our connection with God or our spirituality. What is worse is that it often feels disconnected from our outside circumstances.

Self care is not a permanent escape from reality. It allows us to step away, gain perspective, and recharge.