Deus Misereatur

  I've been hearing a bit about moral injury for combat veterans for a while, so I was interested in this book for myself and any others I cross paths with. Marcus Farris, health coach and post-traumatic growth director for Mission 22 and an officer in the Reserves, has compiled a helpful manual for those dealing with forms of PTSD and moral injury. "Return: Life after Moral Injury" is a 264-page hardback that is nicely illustrated by Emily Mills. The illustrations turn from sketchy black-and-white at the beginning to colorful pieces, exhibiting how a reader can be changing and becoming healthier as they work through the book. I loved that quiet little visual nuance.  Much of the work seems to be based on archetype stories that run through ancient classics, such as the Iliad, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Bible, and other sources. But also archetypes in more modern renditions such as Marvel's series The Avengers, and more. The book had a Jordan Peterson-esque flavor to m...

Holy Father, our Lord Jesus once proclaimed: “ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust .” [1] Therefore, we praise you who sends sun and rain on the just and the unjust, who provides food for the good and the evil, thank you for your tender mercies enjoyed by so many. O God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whom the whole heavens adore; let the whole earth worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you; and men, women, girls and boys everywhere love you and serve you in peace through Jesus Christ. We ask this especially for families, neighbors, co-workers, and friends we know (…). Almighty God, we pray for your church world-over and in the greater OKC area, especially Maranatha Baptist Church, Mustang Church of the Nazarene, 1st Nazarene Yukon, and Nehemiah Baptist. We pra...