in Korea i was excited to ride the Ko-rail KtX fast train which hurdles along at 186mph/299kph... almost as fast as flying, speaking of flying...as you fly long distance you might notice, as i have, the emphasis that the airlines place on informing you on how to "be well" on long flights. There is emphasis placed on diet, amount of alcohol one consumes, excercises you are supposed to do in your seat (ha-ha), etc. ... the idea is to arrive fresh and well. While in Korea i noticed shops with 'well being' as a theme, it seemed to me that many companies there used English phrases as marketing techniques... well being, living well... a marketing theme, but it's more than marketing... Willard says this in Divine...
First there is the question of which life is the good life. What is genuinely in my interest, and how may I enter true well being? (p. 97)
Williard goes on to talk about Real well being as rooted in following Jesus. But there is great misunderstanding of what that means today, in fact he continues... "I personally have become convinced that many people who believe in Jesus do not actually believe in God. By saying this I do not mean to condemn anyone but to cast light on why the lives of professed believers go as they do, and often quite contrary even to what they sincererly intend." (p. 91)
so "well being" is "being Real, being IN the Real with God"
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The stronger connection for me to Jesus is our shared human experience and suffering. He laid it down, stuck to his message and suffered at the hands of his enemies. For those of us who connect to his mission; a quest for truth and mercy, he has proven it can be done. I experience God through his creation, which is fantastic. God seems more mystical, fluid, omnipotent, hard to please and busy with more important things than my challenges.
Indeed, suffering is a way in which we can connect and relate to Jesus... yet I would suggest that His omnipresence, which is not just a space, but time and attention thing, enables Him to care very deeply about all of your and my struggles and suffering... C.S.Lewis put it something like this: God is able to hear all of our prayers and attend to all of our needs all the time because of his unlimited nature... therefore because of who and what He is, he not only cares but is able to act on our behalf
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