Self Care and Spiritual Formation

By Duane Sherman

One thing God keeps reminding me about  is the idea of self-care/nurture.  Over the years I’ve found that caring for one’s soul–making time to connect with God and to find refreshment–is foundational in spiritual formation. 

I was such an activist in college: student government, starting a business, aviation fraternity, and volunteering here and there–all good things, but they left me so worn out.  Then, after I graduated and began my first job at a large aerospace conglomerate, all I wanted to do was catch up on sleep and recover from college.  I even fell asleep in the bathroom at work one time (I know, that was bad)!