More Questions

I received a couple of response to my query several days about the questions of meaning. Some of those responses were in the form of emails, others in conversation, and one as a comment on the blog. I'm interested in what questions others are asking and then how others wrestle with these questions. My interest is not that I think have the solution to them but rather in the possibility of initiating a dialogue about them as a means of helping others explore them and ultimately as a part of my exploration.

Thomas Naylor, Magdalena Naylor and Will Willimon published a book several years ago entitled, The Search for Meaning, that grew out of a seminar they co-taught for undergraduates at Duke University. In the introduction they state,

There may be no escape from spiritual emptiness, unless one learns to ask the right questions:
Why am I here?
Where am I going?
What is the purpose of life?
Is there a God?
What will happen when I die?
Is there life after death?
These questions have in common a longing for a sense of grounding, purpose, or meaning in life.

Our culture doesn't necessarily give us a context in which we can easily find a sense of purpose and meaning for life. So it seems to me that we are dependent upon finding others who are willing to ask the questions along with us and search for answers in that process, recognizing that the process is as important as the conclusion. If not more important.