{I was provided a free advance copy of this book by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。]What does "resilience" mean for a Christian？ John Eldredge， a Christian counselor for over thirty years， addresses the concept of resilience from an evangelical perspective， and provides concepts and prayers to help make it through such a time as a global pandemic。First， the good stuff （from a liberal Christian theologian's perspective）。 Eldredge affirms that God gives us a core of life that wants to {I was provided a free advance copy of this book by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。]What does "resilience" mean for a Christian？ John Eldredge， a Christian counselor for over thirty years， addresses the concept of resilience from an evangelical perspective， and provides concepts and prayers to help make it through such a time as a global pandemic。First， the good stuff （from a liberal Christian theologian's perspective）。 Eldredge affirms that God gives us a core of life that wants to survive and thrive， and that we can access that life force through prayer。 He provides a practice of meditative prayer stretching back to the medieval mystics to help generate a core of resilience upon which we can draw in hard times， including a biblical prayer to God as Mother。 Eldredge also stresses the importance of disentangling from technology and a culture of overwork， spending time in nature and honoring the Sabbath。 Finally， he reminds us that Christians do not need to worry or speculate about the future - including hoarding supplies or End-Times speculation。Where we part ways is some of Eldredge's theology that undergirds these fine suggestions。 He believes that we can divorce religion from politics， all the while making political statements about queer people and against people of other religions。 （He specifically slams pluralism and inclusivism by saying， "Hindu gods didn't die on the cross for you。" That's right - and it's not the most important part of Jesus， either。） Oddly for a practicing therapist， he suggests that depression is caused by Satan， and urges you to "put away the pain" and muscle through manfully for Christ。 This undergirding of toxic masculinity and exclusivism undercuts the helpful practical suggestions （that he seems to have gleaned from secular psychology and Buddhist meditation in any case）。 Read this book for the emphasis on prayer and resilience， not for the theology， and you will find a useful resource for surviving difficult times of all sorts。 。。。more