Last night, Maxie shared about love and suffering, as a part of a 2-part mini-series within our larger series, What a Waste.
His big idea – “In the midst of suffering, the decision to love or not love changes us forever” - is another step in our effort to ground this conversation about suffering in the context of relationships. I found the caveat (“there is no guarantee that others will choose to love you”) to speak to the experience of so many of us. We can choose to love, but there are no promises that someone else will make the complementary choice. They may choose to go in a different direction.
Maybe more than anything else, I believe we are introducing a very different perspective here, when it comes to how we approach Scripture. Tonight, Maxie shared, “In fact, I would suggest that the themes of suffering and love are continually interconnected, intertwined, and inseparable in every biblical story.” Suffering seems to be a theme that moves throughout the Scriptures. No major character in the Scriptures appears to avoid suffering.
If you missed the talk, I strongly encourage you to check the podcast this week. Max’s discussion of two different movie plot-lines was a powerful moment. That part is worth the listen all by itself!
