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I suffered from depression, and my heart sank deeply. I tried to kill myself many times. But I failed in killing myself many times, and I could not even die. In the midst of the situation like this, I barely attended a church. As I continued to attend the church, I found the praise songs that we sang in the church healing my heart. I shed tears, and every time I sang praises, they washed my wounded heart, and delivered me from my disease. Now I have been healed, and I am married although I used to give up getting married. The praise songs healed my heart, and completely renewed my life.
Maybe you are often depressed, and had not motivation to do anything. You
cannot have any interest in things around you. You sometimes wish to disappear
from this world. You have found your life hindered by these situations, and you tried to make efforts, but you can no longer try.
Contrary, words of encouragement from your family heavily pierced your heart.
You have become pessimistic, and blamed yourself daily.
You do not know what todo.You have not even had a thought of trying to do anything about your situation.And you cannot forgive such yourself as this.
You are accepted and loved as you are.Not because you can do something, not because you are cool, not because you are wonderful, but because you are as you are, you are loved and accepted.A passage below are the words written by a person who was abused by her father,was deeply depressed, and tried to kill herself many times.
“I suffered from depression, and my heart sank deeply. I tried to kill myself many times. But I failed in killing myself many times, and I could not even die. In the midst of the situation like this, I barely attended a church. As I continued to attend the church, I found the praise songs that we sang in the church healing my heart. I shed tears, and every time I sang praises, they washed my wounded heart, and delivered me from my disease. Now I have been healed, and I am married although I used to give up getting married. The praise songs healed my heart, and completely renewed my life.”
Y・W from Kumamoto Prefecture
God is Love.