Jen Weir

You are not emotionally isolated. Your nervous system is constantly responding to the emotional state of the people around you. Science now confirms what your body has always known: stress spreads, calm spreads, and emotional coherence multiplies in connection. The environments you choose—and the people you sit with—quietly train your body what to believe is normal. Choose spaces that teach your nervous system peace.

Society trains children to socialize and produce, but Scripture tells a different story. When productivity replaces identity, both the Church and families suffer. Jesus placed responsibility on those with abundance—not on the struggling. As Babylonian values seep into faith, we forget God’s extravagant provision and teach our children to earn what was meant to be received. This is an invitation to rethink what we’re passing down—and why.

What if exhaustion isn’t a personal failure but a sign you’ve wandered from the ancient path? Drawing from Jeremiah 6:16 and the words of Jesus, this reflection explores the “good way”—a way marked by beauty, ease, and rest. Many believers unknowingly live in Babylon-shaped systems of pressure and performance. This piece invites you to gently ask where you’ve strayed, what true freedom looks like, and how returning to sacred rest restores the soul.