Death in Hollywood

Well...another person has died in Hollywood. Forgive me, but I can't help but notice the ever increasing trend of self-destruction among the famous people in the United States. When I asked my Bible classes what was the cause, I received a variety of answers. They included the following: searching for God, a lack of real friends, drug abuse, living in a fishbowl, a lack of self-worth, the lonely feeling of stardom, no rules, bad parenting, etc. However, upon further reflection on C.S. Lewis' book The Problem of Pain, I realized that all of these people endure suffering and what they are trying to do is alleviate the pain in their lives. Face it, Heath Ledger, Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan; they are all just people like you and me. They all endure trials just like you and me. They all reach for help just like you and me. Sometimes we reach for the wrong thing, just like you and me. Christ tells us to cast all our cares upon him and he will give us rest. The difference between Hollywood and the Christian perspective is that we look at the eternal, as well as having a different concept of pain in general. May God help us all to endure the pain in life to the glory of God, and to carry the burdens of others that we may fufill the law of Christ.