Status Updates From Comfort in the Ashes: Explo...

“When bad things happen, when we experience tragedy, loss, or illness, we are often propelled into deep questioning of everything we thought we knew. Our faith in humanity may be shaken, our faith in God may be shaken. Those overwhelming experiences of trauma have an impact on what we believe. We have no choice but to reevaluate the fundamental assumptions we built our lives on.”

Intro: As counterintuitive as it may feel, sometimes we need to stop trying to provide an answer and provide our presence instead. For many of us, when were in the midst of trauma and suffering we don't need a lecture on theology and we don't need answers we've heard a thousand times; we need to know we are not alone. When we're in the ashes of our trauma, we need someone who is willing to sit in the dirt with us.”