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A good question


markdohle

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A good question

I have a new friend who asks me some pretty deep questions.  I am not going to post the question because I need to respect her privacy.  Because of her unique life journey she has a way of framing her thoughts and asking questions that leads me to try to think it through in a different way, or to think along different avenues.  I often don’t know what I will say but would like to share what she allowed me to get in touch with.  Questions are important; they can spark us to deepen our perceptions about life.  They can also stump us, which is also good, for much of life is about living though mystery and rather than coming up with some sort of solution; as nice as that would be. 

She wanted to know about what these faith statements meant:  “Jesus died for my sins”, or another way of stating it: “Jesus is my savoir”.  The statements are true for me, yet they can become mind numbing in how often they are stated and passed around.  Since I know some of this woman’s unique situation, her questions was a significant one.  In fact I can’t say I still have a full understanding of significance of the death of Christ Jesus, so it keeps me busy as I go deeper into my faith to seek deeper understanding but not a solution to the question. 

The response I gave could be considered another overstated way to seek understanding of the life and death of Jesus Christ.  For it is in no way original. Yet for me it did draw me a little closer to understanding the love of God for each of us. 

Part of my response to her question:

“Christ Jesus became human, God made flesh, he lived life as we do, suffered as we do, felt alone as we do, was not understood as we are often misunderstood, was treated in an unjust manner, was arrested though innocent, was tortured, and died a horrible death......he was truly, completely human, what proved that is that he forgave all who hurt him, betrayed him, before he died.  We are called to allow him to change us so deeply that we take on his true humanity. So he lives your life with you, suffers with you, is broken with you, yet he stays with you, because he loves you.  He will also when the time comes die with you, and bring you into the kingdom of the Father.”

Such an answer is not a comforting one, but I believe it brings out that at the center of our faith as Christians is the immanence of Christ as well as His transcendence.   I do not believe faith in God is an answer to all of life’s mysteries and questions.  Yet it points to a deep truth that takes a lifetime of seeking, loving, praying and living, to find out its true depth and meaning for each of us.  Not to take that journey, I feel leaves out a dimension in ones life.  For our deepest desires are not fulfilled by anything in this world, they are pointers, when we stop at the pointers; we become frustrated and restless, for the heart is still empty.

 

 

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