Deep Dive | Faith-Based Approaches to Emotional Wellbeing: Faith and Feelings – Friends or Foes?

For too long, faith communities have treated emotions with suspicion—“Don’t be sad, just pray,” or “If you have faith, you wouldn’t be anxious.” But emotions aren’t enemies; they’re signals. Even Jesus wept, groaned, rejoiced, and anguished in prayer. The real question isn’t whether faith cancels feelings, but whether it teaches us how to process them with hope and wisdom.