In the paraphrased words of Christian evangelist, apologist and author Ravi Zacharias: For the Christian, joy is central to what it means to be a Christian, and all the griefs, losses and troubles that are the shared existential commonality of all people- are for the Christian- periphery to the soul. On the other hand- for the non-believer- all the griefs, losses and troubles that are common to humankind are central to the person and the joy is peripheral. This is because for the Christian, the big questions of life have a rational answer and indeed, in Christ, they have been answered, this reality gives meaning and purpose to the struggle. It is indeed by virtue of these answers that they are able to be carried. For the non-believer the burden of un-answered angst is still the major burden of the soul including and under-girding all the ordinary and everyday burdens and stresses of daily life.
The music in this post is from my Chilean son-in-law which epitomizes Christian Joy -not in a simplistic and shallow joy that ignores or plays down existential reality- but the deep joy that bubbles up despite it.
The music in this post is from my Chilean son-in-law which epitomizes Christian Joy -not in a simplistic and shallow joy that ignores or plays down existential reality- but the deep joy that bubbles up despite it.
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