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Tag Archives: 1 Peter 5:7

Letting Anxiety Go

Steve Durkac Posted on January 2, 2025 by Steve DurkacJanuary 2, 2025

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 NIV When I first met this certain patient, I was taken back by the overwhelming loss they were experiencing. The patient just found out they only had weeks to live, their cancer had metastasized throughout their body, their congestive heart failure was already making it difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Reflections | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, anxiety, burdens, devotional, Reflection, suffering

Death Anxiety and Caregivers

Steve Durkac Posted on April 4, 2024 by Steve DurkacApril 8, 2024

I want to address “death anxiety” and caregivers. In particular, I wish to give you some tips for handling this anxiety when it rises up in your life. First, let me give a disclaimer, I am not a psychologist or trained therapist so everything I share here is pastoral in intent. I am speaking as one caregiver to another caregiver. … Continue reading →

Posted in End-of-Life | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, anxiety, care, caregiver, chaplain, healthcare, hospice, nurse, Prayer, Psalm 46:1, self-care, social worker, worry

Psalm 91 and the Coronavirus?

Steve Durkac Posted on March 9, 2020 by Steve DurkacFebruary 7, 2025

The Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:6 admonishes us to not be fearful about anything but to pray about everything. That includes the coronavirus. We ought to be praying that it will cease spreading, that it won’t befall us or our families, that we’ll all be spared if it continues to spread, and even that summer comes quickly to help end … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Faith | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, coronavirus, COVID-19, End-Times, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 41:10, Philippians 4:6, Psalm 91
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