Lost

I fell in love with the show Lost after I watched 5 minutes of the first season.  The whole concept was riveting, “if you were stranded on a deserted island” played out in front of your eyes.  I loved how the writers tackled stereotypes and character judgements, and every episode left you thinking.

Who would you want to be on an island with?  Ironically, the show left you feeling comfortable with an extremely obese guy with mental illness, a con-man, a terrorist, and type A spinal surgeon with a savior complex.  Wow! 

I loved how they left you with unanswered questions, and the complex character traits that were never easiliy resolved.  I believe what the show revealed was “rescue” wasn’t a clean cut process, its always much more complicated than just getting out of a situation.  There are wounds that leave scars, and the concept of peace has to begin within one’s soul rather than within the relationships of one’s life. 

I’m going to miss the mental activity of Lost.  As a Christian, I’m glad they challenged my concepts of morality and made me think through my doctrine of the afterlife.  Its been refreshing to think through what I believe and how the Bible reveals the truth of life and mortality, and I’m encouraged to rest in the truth of God’s Word. 

Its too bad that we are not challenged enough to think through these complicated issues.  Too often we’re told what to think, and we’re never led through a process of thinking for ourselves.  We dumb everything down so others can think for us, so we can busy ourselves with more important things to do like watching American Idol. 

I believe the world we live in is alot like Lost.  We’re stranded here with a bunch of flawed people, who are all trying to reconcile somehow their complicated life choices as they stumble through the daily challenges of survival.  Our world really is lost, I just praise God that He showed up to reveal a way to salvation and redemption.  As I watched the final moments of Jack closing his eyes in death, I felt a longing for that moment when true salvation will be realized. 

Lost, I’m going to miss you!  You made me more grateful that I’m Found!