Adapted from Henri Nouwen’s Bread for the Journey
So many terrible things happen every day that we start wondering whether the few things we do ourselves make any sense. When people are starving, when wars are waging, when refugees are fleeing, when countless people in our cities have no home, we can feel overwhelmed. Thinking about these things can paralyze and depress us. Here the word mission becomes important. We are not meant to save the whole world, solve all problems, and help all people. But we have our unique mission here and now, and if we keep our focus on it, we will discover that our faithfulness to our mission is the most healing response to the illnesses of our time. Drama, art, music that bring people together in community will help heal the scattered parts of our minds and hearts.