What does it mean to master the art of divinity? I struggle with this question every day. As my dad often says, “I don’t know why you had to come to Duke to learn how to make candy.” Nonetheless, I am here learning to be divine. But what does that mean? Does it mean that I will achieve a state of true knowledge or will I be even more confused? Will I be able to translate what I have learned here into my everyday interactions with people? I’ve known since my undergrad that studying religion will not get you answers to your questions. Chances are it will cause you to have further questions. But if you open yourself up, you will find God within the questions. You will see that through the questions, He/She is forming you into a conscience person. No longer can I walk through life the same. I am forever changed. Even now, I am supposed to be studying for my Prophets exam that happens in two days but I can’t get my mind off our lecture today. The lecture dealt with modern day prophecy. Can we say that the things that have happened in our time are a result of our sin? Are the hurricanes in Louisiana or the other numerous natural disasters that have taken place in the last few years a result of God’s wrath on the people? How do we reconcile with the message of the gospel, which is in essence love and hope for all, with the message that God is vengeful and full of wrath that seems to come alongside this message? Do we say that God caused the death of millions of people in order to show us our sin? Is this a hopeful message? I do not have the answers. I struggle with these questions and hope. I can’t give up hope.
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