Answers

People, in general, want answers. What I mean is that, as human beings, we have this tendency to always run after solutions to our problems. We want questions answered and crises averted. I've been thinking lately, though, that maybe what we're looking for is not so much an answer or a solution, but someone to walk with us through our crap.

It's funny because a lot of times when people ask for help, they don't necessarily want help in the traditional sense, but someone to understand where they're at. People don't react all that well when you tell them what to do about their problem or you try to fix it. They usually think you're wrong and then go talk to someone else about it. Maybe the healing thing is not the answer, as much as the relationship. Maybe that's why Jesus gave himself, instead of just giving us answers.