Spiritual Formation

Permission to breathe, to celebrate, to grieve, to be present--sacred space is what God desires with each of us.

Gratitude is both a spiritual practice and a health-producing, research-supported mindset, even—especially—when life is dry and hard.

How can a nurse frame his or her work stress to good effect? One evidence-based option is considering one’s work as sacred.

Professional development is a continual process for nurses, and mentoring is a means for novice and experienced nurses to grow professionally and spiritually.

Hard times and suffering aren’t merely awful—God can produce GOOD through these when we exercise spiritual resilience.

When slogging through long days while holding off fears and the unknown can resemble an over-long hike around a marshy lagoon, hold onto invincible hope.

In the crazy-busy days of nursing care, forms of prayer that are crisp and concise can sustain, nourish, and center us in ways that can be folded into the relentless movement of the day.

When Mary, the birth mother of Jesus, sang the first Christmas carol, she created a magnificent prayer that can powerfully revive our hearts and spirits.

As you look toward Christmas in this very strange year, would you give yourself some intangible and invaluable gifts?

As 2020 ends, intentionally ask God what he wants you to gain from this unusual season.

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