Do you ever notice patterns in your life? Not just in the day to day, but over seasons or years? Seasonal Depression (also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD) is a common phenomenon where people experience a depressed state in a specific time of the year, typically Fall or Winter. A milder form is known as the Winter Blues - general feelings of sadness during colder months. 

What are these things, and what biblical hope do we have for those who experience them? 

Sources

Mayo Clinic, “Seasonal Affective Disorder,” https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651

David Mathis, “What Winter Can Do to a Soul,” https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-winter-can-do-to-a-soul