The fact of being let down or betrayed is enough to drive a person insane. Depression leaves a vacuum in the lives of the victims during the episode and even after cure. The damages are not quite foreseeable at first, but carries hidden wounds to be encountered leaving a lasting impression. When Christians seek God’s healing touch, the Savior wipes out the power of infirmities and gives us life in abundance. Once begun, the course of depression varies with the individual and with the form of the illness depending on the resistance power of the individual and the grace that they seek in God.

Untreated or ignored, it can last weeks, months, or even years and sometimes a lifetime. In the general population, as many as one in five individuals may eventually suffer a significant depressive illness, although most will not seek treatment. During any year, one in ten people experience the sluggishness of mind, body, and spirit we know as depression. Depression can attack a person regardless of racial, ethnic, or economic background and has been reported to do so all over the world.