Comfort for your Body: Listening to your body (Psalm 56:8)

“You have kept count of my tossings;put my tears in your bottle.Are they not in your record?” -Psalm 56:8 Our bodies have often been seen as something separate from our true selves or our spiritual being.  But, in fact, we are created with bodies by God.  And our bodies, instead of being separate from, often

Kind reminder for your body: Listening to our bodies

I trust my body’s wisdom. Some Comfort and Joy was developed as a devotional resource that follows the rhythms and seasons of the liturgical year from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective. We hope this brings you some comfort and joy! Do you know someone who would be inspired by today’s post?  Please share Some Comfort and Joy

Joy for your Body: Speak with Kindness (2 Corinthians 4:7-8)

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.  We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair . . .” 2 Corinthians 4:7-8 It is easy to focus on the flaws and deficiencies we observe.

Comfort for your Body: If/Then (2 Corinthians 4:7-8)

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair . . .”  2 Corinthians 4:7-8 Recently on my son’s 18th birthday I unconsciously backed out of a

Kind Reminder for your Body: Listening to your Body

I am grateful for all my body does for me In this series, we will be providing a weekly bonus post that features a focus statement. These simple phrases are a reminder and blessing, an affirmation that can be used as a breath prayer throughout the day or as a word of encouragement that you

Joy for your body: Embodied Humans (Genesis 2:7)

“Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”  Genesis 2:7 Taking care of our bodies is the most basic way to love ourselves.  So often in the western church bodies have been looked down on. 

Comfort for your Body: In God’s Image (And it’s good) (Genesis 2:7)

“Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” -Genesis 2:7 “Women are promised they can manage the chaos ruling their life by following a laid-out plan…this mass consumerism is a vehicle for harnessing everything that

Kind Reminder for your Body: In God’s Image

My body is my home for this lifetime New in this series, we will be providing a weekly bonus post that features a focus statement. These simple phrases are a reminder and blessing, an affirmation that can be used as a breath prayer throughout the day or as a word of encouragement that you can

Treasure in Clay Jars

‘But we have this treasure in clay jars…”  -2 Corinthians 4:7 It is only through our bodies that we are able to experience the world. Our bodies are amazing. And they are also fragile, frail. They are miraculous and intricate. While we expect health and well-being, the reality of living (and aging) is that there

Embodied Existence

Last week, I took a few days away from my normal life and found myself eating my way through one of my favorite cities. While it was fun to have some space from the rhythms of parenting, cooking and housekeeping, the primary reason I was in Harrisonburg was to spend some in-person time with Gwen