Wanderer From The Fold

Hello Christian, I know it may seem inappropriate to address the topic of depression as relates to the Christian Life. I agree in part. The Christian life is and always ought to be marked by joy. Nevertheless, a Christian's life is also plagued by countless sorrows. Experientially, the term I hear Christians use most often to describe feelings of sorrow and sadness in the context of their walk is suffering. And this is wholly Biblical. The Psalms are littered with pleas directed toward God, calls for rescue and relief. Christ himself made an earnest plea in the Garden of Gethsemane while submitting to His Father's plan. No other human can imagine his agony. He was tortured at the hands of the guilty when he himself was innocent. Hours later he was thrust upon a cross he was made to carry, before being nailed to it to hang and to die. All his life he taught his disciples that they should anticipate fiery trials and persecution not unlike his own. Knowing this, I often wonder why...