John Duyck has been a Chaplain at Christie Gardens retirement community in Toronto for 9 years and prior to that pastored a church in Toronto. We appreciate both John and Judy Duyck, who have been a part of our Weston Park community for a number of years. John enjoys helping Judy out in the garden, spending time with his family, old cars, old trains and generally “anything old”.
In an interview for a Christie Gardens newsletter, John responded to the question: “What does it mean to be spiritually healthy?”
The word “spiritual” is used so widely today, it’s lost its meaning. For some people, spiritual health has to do with connecting with nature, or connecting with yourself, or sensing your place in the universe. These things are important, but to me spiritual health goes beyond them to connecting with a God who loves me and helps me live his love with others. St. John said that if we know God, we will love our neighbour. Neither of these is simple, but worth all the e¬ffort.
