The Truth About Loneliness

Do you remember the film, "Cast Away?" Tom Hanks plays a systems analysist named Chuck who is marooned on an island quite unexpectedly when his flight goes down over the Pacific Ocean. In this movie, you get a front-row seat on how a person might deal with loneliness. From hopelessness, to anger, to desperation, to finding a way. He's alone on this island for four years! Meanwhile, he's declared dead by family and friends back home. Chuck's only friend is a volleyball that washed ashore from the plane wreckage. This ball becomes Chuck's only friend: "Wilson." Chuck becomes very familiar with the truth about loneliness.  Read More ... For more resources and tools that inspire and equip you to live well using God's Word in practical ways each day, visit the Alive and Active Life website.