Mental illness is so limited,
It cannot cripple love,
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode our faith.
It will never destroy peace.
It cannot.
It will never kill friendship,
It cannot suppress memories.
It cannot invade the soul.
It cannot steal eternal life.
It cannot conquer eternal life.
It cannot conquer your spirit.
Amen.
P.S. I have received some criticism over the contents of this post. The argument is that mental illness is very destructive, and that I’m misleading others by suggesting it isn’t. My thinking at this time is that if we dwell on the past and how it affects the present moment. I believe some of us have a mental illness. But I also believe more strongly so that Christ redeems us completely. “Because he lives,” goes the old hymn, “I can face tomorrow.”
In the “heat of the moment” our situation can seem overwhelming. Our illness can be completely devastating. And yet the Holy Spirit is yet to fully redeem us, we still must view this coming event as something triumphant and total.
This life is not the end. What a relief it will be to completely shake off all our darkness!
“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Revelation 21:3-4
