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Disabilities and Spirituality
Ministering to families and persons with significant disabilities, including mental illness, must go beyond simply responding to crises. While crisis care is important to provide encouragement and to be a tangible sign of God's presence, true spiritual ministry goes beyond that to look at the larger picture. Often when persons emerge from crises and life appears to be more "normal," there are still many hidden needs and the very real dangers of depression and collapse. Often, the church community breathes a sigh of relief and leaves a family still asking many questions and experiencing considerable anxiety and stress.
Often, the spiritual lives of persons with developmental disabilities and some forms of mental illness are often ignored. The church assumes that such persons are "innocent" and have little understanding of spiritual life. Often though, by paying particular attention to the inner spirit, we discover a rich spiritual life more in tune with important matters that often get left out of our hectic, achievement-oriented lives. This page lists some links to notable groups and resources that are paying attention to the spiritual lives of families and persons who live with physical and developmental disabilities and mental illness.
The Daniel Project
L'Arche
Christian Council on Persons with Disabilities
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Bibliography
Ben Lamb, a student at Messiah College has contributed a bibliography on "A Theological- Philosophical Understanding of Mental Illness and Disabilities." We commend this list to you. It is generally heavy reading for the serious student. An HTML version of this can be found on the Theology page.
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