I recently stepped away from a series of intense online debates—discussions that quickly devolved into cynicism, mockery, and personal attacks. I wanted to share a lesson I learned, not about theology, but about the fundamental nature of connection.
When I shared my most personal truth that I was saved from suicide through prayer, and the response was not empathy or even respect for my journey, but intellectual dismissal and mockery. The only thing that truly matters is that I am still alive today, and yet, that life-saving experience was treated as irrelevant.
I realized that true engagement is impossible when you lack a shared foundation. When one side is seeking peace and the other seeks the pleasure of shooting someone down and being verbally abusive, the conversation is already broken. It is uncouth.
I used to be as cynical as many of the voices I heard. I know the pain that drives that kind of bitterness. But I have chosen a different path, a path of grace and peace.
If you are reading this and carrying that burden of pain and cynicism, know this: The gift of life and peace is real, and it is free. I pray that you find it. I am choosing to guard the peace I was given, and I wish the same freedom for everyone.
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