Good News!
When times are tough (as they are for many families this summer) and the news is grim (on TV, in the paper, and online), we would all do well to remember the Good News!
The findings of scientific research (e.g., in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT) have shown that what you think about and what you believe have a tremendous impact not on only your mood, but also on your ability to accomplish what you set out to do in life. Here’s a great example to help get you started:
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. ~ Philippians 4:4-8
