Hope and Resurrection in Chile

I posted about the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners a few days ago when all of the men made it back up to the surface.

This story has really stayed with me, though. So I've used a column space in the United Methodist Reporter to reflect on it in a little more depth. You can access the online version of the column at this link.

One of the things that is so remarkable to me about this story is how different it is from the kind of fare that usually captures the world's attention. Disaster is usually the stuff of compelling news - whether natural or man-made.

But not this time. This time, disaster was averted and a happy ending really did come about. Like Lazarus, those men came up out of the earth not dead but very much alive.

If only we focused our news cameras - and our attention - on stories of hope & resurrection more often.