Quote #130334
The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.
Robert Flatt
About This Quote
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Interpretation
The speaker frames “the resurrection” as a lived, present-tense reality rather than only a past miracle or future hope. It functions as an organizing principle: it supplies meaning (why life matters), direction (how to live), and moral/spiritual agency (the ability to begin again). The final clause—“no matter what my circumstances”—emphasizes resilience that is not dependent on external stability. In this reading, resurrection symbolizes both divine vindication over death and a personal pattern of renewal: failure, grief, or limitation need not be final because a new start is always possible. The quote thus links Christian doctrine to psychological and ethical renewal.




