Why is it so much easier for us to imagine joy than loss? We conjure up images in our minds of something wonderful or exciting that will happen, how it will unfold, and what we will feel when this wonderful thing happens. When we try to imagine losing someone, losing a limb, losing ability, we cannot fathom how it will unfold or how we will feel. We try, but always our imaginations cannot quite comprehend what might happen.
Is it because our natures are inherently joyful, that God created us to feel and experience and love joy? Is it because loss is a perversion of the created order? We were not meant to feel the loss of a person, or a limb, or our abilities. We can fall headfirst into joy because it is a part of our nature, but we cannot with loss because loss is a tearing apart of what is good and right.
Is it because our natures are inherently joyful, that God created us to feel and experience and love joy? Is it because loss is a perversion of the created order? We were not meant to feel the loss of a person, or a limb, or our abilities. We can fall headfirst into joy because it is a part of our nature, but we cannot with loss because loss is a tearing apart of what is good and right.
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