The Rev. Tim Ahrens, senior minister at First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, is the author of this week's Keeping the Faith column.
I come from a faith tradition that is all about reframing tragedy.
Right now, we are facing tough times. Individuals and institutions are under attack. Trust in those who hold leadership positions has reached an all-time low in almost every field of work. In the Gospel of John, the author writes of Jesus, “In him was life and that life was the light of all humankind. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it” .
The writer C.S. Lewis tells a story of Aslan the Lion approaching the dwarves of Narnia huddled in a field on a sunny day. It is a beautiful day all around as they close ranks in a tight circle, heads buried and eyes closed. They complain that it is so dark and so scary as Aslan sits and listens to their tale of woe.
It is time to see that something beautiful is coming. This beauty can be seen in those all around us right now.
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