{"id":8444,"date":"2020-06-12T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=8444"},"modified":"2020-06-12T11:28:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:28:07","slug":"eucatastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2020\/06\/eucatastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"Eucatastrophe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.<\/em><br \/><span class=\"uppercase\">Romans 8:28<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p>It may be the question that has been asked more than any other one throughout the history of the world: <em>If God really is so good and so powerful, why do bad things happen to people\u2014good and bad alike?<\/em> The question has prompted endless theories, none of them, to my way of thinking, providing satisfactory answers.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>If there was only one thing to be learned from the Incarnation, it would be to establish the experience of suffering as normative, both for God and for humanity. Jesus\u2019 suffering demonstrates that God, rather than eradicating it from the human scene, participates in our suffering, making it meaningful, employing it as a divine agent for godly ends.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Suffering is the furnace that forges the soul for holiness. In fact, some of the holy ones claim that it\u2019s impossible to grow into Christlikeness without the experience of suffering, whether personally or vicariously. It is the unwelcome yet necessary tool in the workshop of God\u2019s love that re-forms us in the <em>imago Dei<\/em>. Asking why suffering exists in this world is like asking why A = \u03c0 r2 or why we have ten fingers (why not twelve?) or why cottonwood-tree leaves give off the most delicious scent in spring. We may not understand precisely why any of those things exist, but like suffering, they are among the universal laws of the world in which we live.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-coblocks-click-to-tweet\"><p class=\"wp-block-coblocks-click-to-tweet__text\">Jesus\u2019 suffering demonstrates that God, rather than eradicating it from the human scene, participates in our suffering, making it meaningful, employing it as a divine agent for godly end.<\/p><a class=\"wp-block-coblocks-click-to-tweet__twitter-btn has-button-color\" style=\"background-color:#d19f2a\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?&amp;text=Jesus%E2%80%99%20suffering%20demonstrates%20that%20God%2C%20rather%20than%20eradicating%20it%20from%20the%20human%20scene%2C%20participates%20in%20our%20suffering%2C%20making%20it%20meaningful%2C%20employing%20it%20as%20a%20divine%20agent%20for%20godly%20end.&amp;url=https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/eucatastrophe\/&amp;via=NavPress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p>Which is why people of faith tend to ask the age-old question a little differently, looking for the ways in which God is present to us in our suffering. Saint Paul, although he suffered severe anguish, didn\u2019t even bother to ask the question, turning it instead into a statement of faith, insisting that God works all things together for good, or what J.R.R. Tolkien called eucatastrophe: a sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending. [i]<\/p>\n\n\n<p>That little prefix <em>eu<\/em> has the power to turn a word favorably on its ear. It\u2019s what makes a word good (eulogy), a discovery glad (Eureka!), a feeling glorious (euphoria), a sound pleasing (euphonious). It\u2019s what transforms a meal into a sacrament (Eucharist), and what makes the gospel truly good news (<em>euangelion<\/em>\/evangelism). But it doesn\u2019t just change words; it changes stories. It is the easy-to-miss gift which God brings to the table, to the world, to our lives, so that when all other signs point to failure or tragedy, the Good-Word (Eu-Logos) companions us, causing new life to emerge from otherwise dismal circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-coblocks-click-to-tweet\"><p class=\"wp-block-coblocks-click-to-tweet__text\">It takes a long time to make a disciple. It takes a lifetime to complete a baptism.<\/p><a class=\"wp-block-coblocks-click-to-tweet__twitter-btn has-button-color\" style=\"background-color:#d19f2a\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?&amp;text=It%20takes%20a%20long%20time%20to%20make%20a%20disciple.%20It%20takes%20a%20lifetime%20to%20complete%20a%20baptism.&amp;url=https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/eucatastrophe\/&amp;via=NavPress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p>The Incarnation, far surpassing the sweet images of no-crying-he-makes-baby-Jesus, celebrates the unique ways that God continues to do some of his very best work in the darkest, hardest, and most painful and bewildering circumstances of our lives. But there are no short cuts. There were none for the Son of God, and there aren\u2019t any for the sons and daughters of God either.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This morning, I read a story about a father who took his son to Drew University to register him for college. He said to the dean of admissions, \u201cThis is a smart kid. Why will it take four years? Can\u2019t you do it in two?\u201d The dean, who was a gardener, said, \u201cIt takes four years to make an educated person. It takes two years to make zucchini. Which do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It takes a long time to make a disciple. It takes a lifetime to complete a baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Those who do not know the eucatastrophic truth of Romans 8 may have simply not remained in the crucible long enough to experience the fecundity of it. Redemption takes time. And while like a garden, it may at times appear latent, it is always and everywhere working, never sleeping, effecting goodly outcomes in the very worst of times. Deeply, covertly, slowly, surely, redemption is making its way. Wait for it. Chances are good\u2014very good\u2014that your waiting will eventually escort you into the surprise of a happy ending.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Grace and peace,<br \/>Pastor Eric<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-author\"><figure class=\"wp-block-coblocks-author__avatar\"><img class=\"wp-block-coblocks-author__avatar-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/PETERSON_Eric-Author-Photo-bordered.png\" alt=\"Eric Peterson\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-author__content\"><span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-author__name\">Eric Peterson<\/span><p class=\"wp-block-coblocks-author__biography\">You&#8217;ve been reading from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2UyUlUB\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Letters to a Young Congregation <\/em><\/strong><\/a>with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/tag\/eric-peterson\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Eric Peterson<\/strong><\/a>, author of this title and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YoKkdY\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Letters to a Young Pastor<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<em>Letters to a Young Pastor<\/em> features a series of letters from Eugene Peterson, bestselling author and translator of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3fcgpwj\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Message <\/em><\/strong><\/a>Bible<em>,<\/em> to Eric (his son) in which he reflects on pastoral ministry. Eric, in turn, writes a series of letters to his congregation, which are compiled in <em>Letters to a Young Congregation<\/em>.\u00a0Follow the links to engage further or to read the first chapters for free.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/tag\/eric-peterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More by Eric<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YoKkdY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/crop-0-0-1988-1262-0-PETERSON-Letters-Books-3D.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8463\" width=\"601\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:10px\"><strong>Sources<\/strong><br \/>[i] Michael D. 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