When Life Hit Pause: Searching for God (and Toilet Paper)
Takeaways:
- During the pandemic, people didn't just hoard toilet paper; they sought deeper spiritual connections.
- The surge in Bible searches during COVID shows a growing desire for something timeless and dependable.
- When life got quiet, many of us found ourselves exploring our beliefs and searching for the sacred.
- It turns out trust in stories and ancient texts might be stronger than trust in modern institutions.
- The pandemic highlighted a yearning for durability and wisdom, as people sought lasting truths.
- In the chaos of lockdowns, we were given the chance to reflect and rediscover what truly matters.
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Transcript
When they searched for God.
Speaker A:This is commentary from James A.
Speaker A:Brown.
Speaker A:When the world shut down, people went searching not just for toilet paper or masks.
Speaker A:They wanted something older, wiser, steadier.
Speaker A:Searches for the Bible in Christianity spiked across the west during COVID and never dropped.
Speaker A:Same pattern in Germany, Canada and Australia.
Speaker A:Zoom out and you'll see a 20 year climb, then a certain spiritual surge.
Speaker A:And here's the twist.
Speaker A:The Bible beat Christianity each year.
Speaker A:That says a lot.
Speaker A:We all know trust in institutions is thin these days.
Speaker A:So maybe our trust in stories are firmer.
Speaker A:They want words, something written, something handed down, something durable.
Speaker A:Either way, when life went silent, curiosity cracked open.
Speaker A:People looked beyond lockdowns, layoffs, medicine markets.
Speaker A:They looked for what lasts.
Speaker A:Now, this year, both searches have hit record highs.
Speaker A:We list what the pandemic stole and boy, it took a lot.
Speaker A:But it seems to have given us something too.
Speaker A:Permission to wander, space to remember.
Speaker A:So I'll ask you when life paused, did you search for something sacred?
Speaker A:Let me know in the comments and check out more@jamesabrown.net on that note, I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown and as always, be well.
