Oligopsychous means fainthearted or, by extension, anxious and weary.

So, what does Paul proscribe for anxious, weary souls like me?

Paul counsels gentleness. He gently encourages these weary ones and feeds them reassurance.

Where does that reassurance come from? Great question!

(Also thanks to musician Sam Banfield for sharing a “Song for the Weary” at the close of the episode.)

This episode digs deeper into “oligopsychous” (ὀλιγοψύχους meaning ‘fainthearted’) in 1 Thessalonians 5:14.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.” (ESV)

In addition, a link to a collection of John Eldredge’s prayers, and his free Pause app referred to in the episode.

Links:

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SDG Morgan’s Substack: sdgmorgan.substack.com

Thanks to:

• Aaron Woodard for Graphic Design

• Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques: sound.allamhouse.com

• Bible Hub for Greek / Hebrew hypertext links

• Pixabay for sound effects (h/t jimena contreras & playsound)

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