In light of rising suicide rates, Erik Strandness reflects on how we find significance in this world 

The suicide rate continues to climb. We hear sad stories of celebrities who find no solace in fame, students who receive no consolation in good grades, and athletes who feel no sense of accomplishment in competition - all taking their own lives. How is it possible to climb to the top of the cultural heap, look down and see only a pile of rubble? We are bewildered - who then can be saved? As it turns out, the cultural standard for a good life leads to no life at all.

And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19: 23-26)

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