The pandemic coupled
with recent social unrest has created enormous stress in our daily lives. Polls
taken by the American Psychological Association suggest stress levels among
American adults are in the 70% range due to fear of catching the virus, economic
or work concerns, kids at home and the accompanying education challenges, the government’s
response to the pandemic, and more. Our own class poll suggests we share these
concerns with worries over the political climate, stress from our jobs, and fear
of catching the virus topping the list.
All of this has created a degree of anxiety and depression in our society
– and among our classmates – unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes. Why has God allowed this pandemic to
happen? What possible good can come from
it? How are we supposed to live with the
adversity it has created? How can we find meaning and hope in it through our
faith in Jesus? We contemplate these
questions in this series with the goal of providing the class with faith-based
resources to transform adversity into a more intimate walk with God.
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