1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedxscot mcknighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/xscot-mcknightFriday is for Friends - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ogwG8SpRFo"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/10/friday-is-for-friends-90.html">Friday is for Friends</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/10/friday-is-for-friends-90.html/embed#?secret=ogwG8SpRFo" width="600" height="338" title="“Friday is for Friends” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="ogwG8SpRFo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It’s easier to talk about depression and acedia than it is to live with either; and it’s a whole lot easier to talk about both than to free oneself from either. At the heart of dealing with acedia is to know it and to name it and to admit it. Kathleen Norris’s Acedia & Me:…http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jescre-20&l=ur2&o=1