Keren Dibbens-Wyatt
uses the story of Jonah alongside her personal experience of
depression to offer a message of hope.
Writing from within
(I assume) an Evangelical Christian tradition her approach to Jonah
seems to take every detail as historical fact – but even if you
take a less literal approach the message will remain intact.
Keren's message is
that even in the darkest moments there is hope – based on love, in
particular the all embracing and merciful love of God.
This might make it
hard for those without a Christian faith to engage?
This is probably one
of those books that is helpful to read before and after the moments
of deepest depression – before to give tools and resilience, after
to help process the experience – but in the moment itself the mind
is often closed off to the rational and external voices.
No comments:
Post a Comment