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Tag Archives: stress

Healing Laughter

Steve Durkac Posted on April 11, 2025 by Steve DurkacApril 14, 2025

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” — Proverbs 17:22 NIV While serving as a hospital chaplain in Mobile, Alabama when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, I was struck by something I noticed among the patients in its aftermath. The days that followed were very somber among hospital staff and patient’s family. … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Reflections | Tagged devotional, laughter, Proverbs 17:22, Reflection, stress, therapeutic laughter
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