Excerpt from Supportive Care in the Congregation

Disability can at times overwhelm us with life circumstances that are oppressive and threatening. This is especially true when in the early stages of struggling to find the new normal, or when conditions take a precipitous turn for the worse.

We may feel  like the Israelite slaves when they were stuck in Egypt, trying to make something—anything—out of the mud in front of us. The faith we once counted on may feel vanishingly remote.

In such times, we need to experience firsthand God’s strong arm in the tangible, day-to-day events of our lives, setting us free from those things that oppress us. Supportive Care invites our communities of faith to join with God in the business of liberation.

An intentional network of Supportive Care that surrounds a family stuck in the mud of disability-related crises can be the strong arm that the family desperately needs. Such care embodies God’s love for us where we need it most. These small—and sometimes large—gifts of grace enable us to receive and acknowledge God’s gracious acts, so that we may be welcomed into the community of those saved by God’s grace.

Christine J. Guth
Supportive Care in the Congregation (from the preface)
Available July 2011