SCARS The Roadmap to the Soul

DISCOVERING LIFE PURPOSE-AN ELUSIVE AND UNCERTAIN JOURNEY. Discovering your life purpose is often an elusive and uncertain journey. I believe there are people who live most of their life and never discover their purpose. I continuously ask myself what is the meaning behind the adversity I often face; and, why do bad things have to happen to me? The more I looked for meaning and answers it seemed the more trouble I found. In spite of the trouble I found, I was always resilient to bounce back. I would take the lemon and make lemonade and stones cast at me became stepping stones that escalated me high above my enemies. This was all part of God's plan for my life. My purpose was to experience sorrow, suffering, and pain so that I could know without a shadow of a doubt that it was God alone that would deliver me. It was through these trials that I found my purpose and meaning of life in service to God and the world.

THE SHAPING OF A LOVE STORY. Pastor Maxine discusses her personal life experiences as eyewitness accounts of how her bio-psychosocial, spiritual, and political formation steeped in trauma propelled her into a career of helping relationships as a Pastoral Counselor. Her story about scars is how an epigenetic view of traumatic experiences can shape a love story that leads to the discovery of life purpose and meaning. Understanding and embracing life's most challenging experiences make the difference between resilience and despair. Jesus' life as narrated in the bible is the epitome of a life lived in shame and suffering. Yet, He gave His life as a ransom for many that others could live life and live it more abundantly. This is the story of my life purpose and destiny. If I can help somebody along the way, then I will know my living was not in vain. - Pastor Maxine