Tragedy
Coming to Faith series:
Part Three – Tragedy
This is Part Three of a series that looks at the characteristics of a seeker; someone who is exploring the faith. What are the common themes found in the exploration of a seeker?
Sometimes people come to faith, or find themselves exploring faith because they have experienced a paradigm shift in their lives. An experience that generally comes in the form of tragedy or something horrific. Of course it is common that tragedy also pushes people away from God… they become angry or bitter and can’t believe in a God that would allow such tragedy to happen to them.
At the very least however, tragedy will drive a person to reflect about real meaning and purpose in life. That person is taken out of the normal and into a place of questioning and self realization. The cries of the heart are meant to be heard, and it is out of sorrow that the soul may be awaken.
I am not one who has experienced deep tragedy in my life, so it is difficult for me to think about the psychological impact one encounters. Obviously nobody wants tragedy. But it seems to me that the Christians that I know who are most influential are those that have come from a place of pain. In some weird paradoxical way, tragedy leads to maturity and wisdom.
Part One: Internal Corruption
Part Two: Wonder
February 18, 2011
