Finding God in a fallen world

As students at a Christian institution, we often talk about the Bible in some capacity. That being said, we do so in a more generalized capacity. I wanted to hear from students about how they personally find comfort in God’s word, especially in times of suffering. “For me, it’s Hebrews 2:18. Because Christ himself suffered, he can help those who are suffering which is really comforting to think because there’s a lot of pain a lot of the time in the world. But, we can remember that Christ came into the world to participate in our pain so that he can help us when we are going through it,” Daniel Finegan, a junior Engineering major, said. “I love the entire book of Ecclesiastes because it makes absolutely no sense. So, you can read it a million different times and find new interpretations and new comforts about how life is a breath, and that suffering is not forever. Ecclesiastes is a book of poetry that’s very beautiful and very confusing and just a puzzle that’s waiting to be figured out, and I love that,” another student, Hannah Gerber, said.

“My favorite Bible verse is John 16:33,” sophomore Zoe Batzel said. In this passage we read an enduring message of comfort to the suffering Christian, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart. I have overcome the world.” Batzel then reflects on the passage’s influence on her own life. “I just think it’s a very good reminder that everything has already been figured out. I don’t need to figure it out. Bad things are going to happen but I am going to be ok,” Batzel, said. As we experience pain and trials of various kinds, it is comforting to be reminded of God’s enduring goodness.