Mental Illness Ministry

Today, I would like to offer links to Church of the Brethren resources for Mental Illness Ministry.

Voice Ministry, a ministry of the Association of Brethren Caregivers, is a ministry which seeks to reduce the stigma of mental illness, and to provide worship resources on the topic of “Offering Hope: The Church’s Role with Mental Illness”.

Another Church of the Brethren resource is CoBWebcast where you can find a series of webcasts "Responding to Virginia Tech: Searching for a Deeper Understanding of Mental Illness" which explores mental illness and issues concerning violence, fear, stigma, and treatment.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
Your son Jesus reached out to the socially marginalized and the afflicted, and offered them forgiveness and healing. He cast out demons and restored health and life. As we work to continue His mission, let us share the Good News with the social outcast, the bullied, the isolated, the lonely, the afflicted, the disturbed, the depressed, the anxious, the traumatized. In the name of Jesus the Christ, Amen.