The Living Compass Model for Well-being
The Fourth Day in Lent
Reflection By Scott Stoner
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind.
- Luke 10:27, Deuteronomy 6:5
Our Living Compass Model for Well-being, presented in the introductory material, offers an integrative Christian understanding of holistic health.
Imagine a mobile hanging from the ceiling. If you take hold of one part and shake it, what happens to the others? They move too. Similarly, when we face a health challenge in one dimension of our lives, it often radiates outward, affecting other areas. It is also true that when we experience healing in one area of our well-being, it, too, expands into and touches all parts of our being.
Jesus invites us to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, souls, strength, and minds. Likewise, in his approach to healing, he calls us to view health and healing holistically—seeking wellness with all our hearts, souls, strength, and minds.
Making It Personal: Can you recall a time when a health challenge in one area of the compass created difficulties in other areas? Can you find examples in the Bible where you see Jesus teaching and modeling a whole-person approach to health?