Deep thot re-post May 11, 2004
Posted by Aaron in : Life , trackbackRecent server problems wiped out the last few posts, this one I thought worth reposting…
Originally posted: … um a couple weeks ago?
I was recently asked the question “What does being a Christian mean to you?” I’d had a sort of scattered collection of thoughts on the matter, but they condensed to the following answer, agree or disagree as you will.
“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” - Princess Bride
When I was younger I didn’t really pay any special attention to this line, just another line that wasn’t particularly funny in a movie I enjoyed. But time passed, and I began to appreciate the depth of the truth that had been slipped into an otherwise light-hearted movie (which I still like incidentally). Life isn’t easy; more often than not I’ve found myself running into all manner of obstacles that cause pain, physical or emotional. Worse still I’ve been the cause of others pain. But all this merely sets the framework for what Christianity is to me.
DC Talk says it quite nicely, “There is hope for the hopeless, Peace and forgiveness, There is life in the red letters” If I were limited to one word I guess I would fall back on hope (and then try to sneak in a few other words). Even the darkest storm cannot last forever, be it 40 minutes or 40 days, the sun will shine again. That’s not to suggest that I may not have to do some work to stay afloat until then, but God can even help with that. I guess that’s pretty much it, to me being a Christian means having the hope to carry on.
Anyone care to toss in their thoughts?
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