{"id":33183,"date":"2021-12-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=33183"},"modified":"2024-11-28T11:07:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:07:39","slug":"take-care-of-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2021\/12\/21\/take-care-of-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Care of Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"628\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 21 of 24 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/pastors-hope-and-a-future\/\">Pastors: A Hope and a Future<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Pastors do a great job of giving spiritual care to others and using spiritual practices for their work, but because they are so intent on helping others and doing their work well, it is all the more important they take care of their own spiritual health and not let it get lost in all the good they are doing. 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