We All Do

Sarah Lund is a colleague, an advocate, and an online friend I greatly admire. Here’s one example why —-

“For God so loved the world” includes those who die by suicide and suicide loss survivors (John 3:16).

Thank you Countryside Christian Church of Winchester, Indiana, for inviting me to preach a word of hope today. Thank you for hosting a big and diverse community education session at the community center to share support and resources for youth mental health.

The community recently experienced a suicide of a high school senior on the football team.

I learned he was always the encourager of others, ready with a quick smile and a good word for others.

People depended on him to be positive and upbeat, a leader for the team.

I learned he was always the encourager of others, ready with a quick smile and a good word for others. People depended on him to be positive and upbeat, a leader for the team.

Who encourages the encourager? Who leads the leader? Where, how, and when do the helpers get help? Where can you go and just be yourself with no expectations or demands from others?

In his ministry, the Bible says Jesus left the demanding crowds and took a mental health day.

He went to his safe place, alone with God to pray.

“For God so loved the world.”