The retelling of Jesus' experience provides us with intimate access to our Savior's thoughts and emotions as He accepts the cup of suffering. While this is deeply meaningful and spiritually significant, understanding the correlation between the psychological and somatic pain Jesus experienced provides us with a therapeutic launching pad for understanding the interconnectivity between emotional and physical or somatic distress—and, subsequently, how to handle it.

Meditating isn’t a new idea or a fancy trend. It’s not even new age! Meditation is a biblical principle given to God’s people as a command! Psalm 1:2 instructs that we should “meditate” on the law night and day! The command to meditate—to ponder, muse, or think over—was given to us by God as a way to focus our attention and improve our well-being. Meditating in a safe, healthy way doesn’t involve postures or hand gestures; it simply means filling your mind with the best, not

I’ve yet to meet someone who enjoys being called fragile. Fragility—often associated with weakness, instability, or brokenness—tends to make people uncomfortable. Yet, as time passes, I am becoming increasingly convinced that healing and wholeness do not equate to the absence of fragility. Fragility, often wrapped in grief, disappointment, and uncertainty, is a part of the human experience—one we move in and out of, often without consent. Feelings of fragility often surface w