By Amy Epp, Associate Pastor for Christian Formation and Worship, Seattle Mennonite Church (you can read more of her writings here)

I have this knot in my shoulder.  It’s actually kind of dormant right now.  But when my shoulders start getting really tight, I know I’ve been working too much – or at least too much at my desk.  It’s the knot that tells me I’ve been carrying around the tension that is worry and stress and anxiety that comes from work.  I’m sure I’m not the only one who carries my work around in my body – ulcers have a kind of bad reputation for be the result of work-related stress.  Some people experience lower back strain.  Our bodies notice when we are working too much.
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