Depression and The Bible.

If you ever get depressed you are not alone. Depression is real. And common. It affects a lot of us at some point and a lot of us at this time of Covid and Lockdown. The Bible has lots to say about depression and people who went through dark times. King David wrote in Psalms: "Why so downcast O my soul?" Elijah -"I have had enough, I want to die". Job -"It would be better if I had not been born". Jonah -"It would be better for me to die". So what is the learning here? Own it. Own your feelings. Say it. Express it. Tell someone about it. You are in good company. These characters went through dark times. They were honest about it. They told God about it. They found God again. They came good. They still acheived remarkable things. You can too...