Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada,
J Relig Health. 2013 Dec;52(4):1162-7. doi: 10.1007/s10943-011-9547-8.
Coming face-to-face with death was a spiritual crisis. My family and I suffered individually and collectively during my treatment and recovery for locally advanced breast cancer. Like Job, I learned that it takes tremendous energy to ruminate about the causes of suffering and to protest innocence with little gains in wisdom. Wisdom came as I deeply experienced a passion narrative based on the life of Jesus with reference to the psychological benefits as extolled by Wilkes. The grueling experience of treatment for locally advanced breast cancer broke my body and forced me to experience Easter Saturday as I retreated to heal in the tomb. My physical and emotional healing of Easter Saturday included the Buddhist meditation of Metta and guided imagery that involved spiritual healing focussed on God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. My reflection on the story of Job, passion journaling and Buddhist meditation enabled me to physically, emotionally, and spiritually heal, even in the midst of chaos.
直面死亡是一场精神危机。在接受局部晚期乳腺癌治疗和康复的过程中，我和我的家人个人和集体都遭受了痛苦。就像约伯一样，我了解到，对苦难的原因进行反复思考，并对自己的清白进行毫无意义的抗议，需要耗费巨大的精力。当我从威尔克斯所赞美的心理益处出发，深入体验基于耶稣生平的激情叙事时，我获得了智慧。局部晚期乳腺癌的艰难治疗经历使我的身体崩溃，迫使我在坟墓中 retreat 以疗伤时，体验复活节前的星期六。复活节前的星期六，我的身体和情感康复包括了慈爱冥想和引导意象的佛教冥想，涉及专注于上帝、耶稣和圣灵的精神疗愈。我对约伯故事的反思、激情日记和佛教冥想使我在身体、情感和精神上都得到了康复，即使在混乱中也是如此。
