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A Moment with your Mission Centre President Team

5/18/2022

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Written by Kat Goheen
Canada West Mission Centre Co-President
kat@communityofchrist.ca

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Self-care is such a big topic right now; do you feel it too? It hasn’t always been so – in times of war, service is forefront. In times of hardship, survival is. In this moment there is a yearning for a fullness of life that brings self-care to the fore.
What do we know about self-care? It involves:​
  • Balance between work and life.
  • Treating ourselves like houseplants, with lots of natural light and hydration and opportunities for stillness.
  • Having meaningful work that matches our values. 
  • Being connected to relationships that are mutually beneficial.
  • Befriending ourselves with our words and thoughts. 
​I hope that we look to Jesus as an example when we need discernment. What about the area of self care? So many times he went away to be by himself, even when it mystified and irritated his followers. He spoke his mind and was assertive even with those he loved. When he was tired, he slept, even in the midst of a storm! He did not seem to be caught up in ego concerns at all but embodied each moment as it came. ‘Worried’ is not a word that describes him, although he did grieve in the Garden of Gethsemane. It is true that he emptied himself even to the point of death, but he was a participant in that process, not a victim.
 
My big takeaway from looking at Jesus through the lens of self-care is his relationship with his Abba, God. That tender and constant thread relieved many of the pressures that we experience that fall under the category of “needless suffering”. Jesus shows me that sometimes my self-care is found in caring for others. So what should capture our precious attention? Ruminating about the past, fretting about the future, the thoughts and judgments of others? I would like to share more of my precious attention with God and look to God’s will. I hope you will join me!
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