Finding the Divine in Trauma: Before, During, After (with Lonnie Yoder)

In this episode of Faith in Process, Pastor Harry Jarrett sits down with Lonnie Yoder to explore the question: How do we experience the divine in the midst of trauma, before, during, and after?Lonnie helps us name trauma in its different forms, including single-event trauma, repeated trauma, and the way present events can trigger historical trauma. Together, Harry and Lonnie talk about the difference between a cause and a trigger, and what it looks like to walk with people who are still living with the effects of what happened.The conversation draws on spiritual and theological frameworks like Ignatius and consolation and desolation, Brueggemann and orientation, disorientation, reorientation, and the cross and resurrection as a doorway into honest Christian reflection on suffering and God’s presence.You will also hear practical wisdom for resilience and pastoral care: the grounding gift of weekly worship, scripture as a living resource (including Psalm 139), and a simple prayer practice shaped around divine presence, divine protection, and divine peace. Lonnie also reflects on cross-cultural lessons in healing, including a story from Jamaica about music as a way to process pain when words are not enough.Listener note: this episode includes brief mention of gun violence and sexual abuse. Please listen with care.Faith in Process: Sunday’s CoolRecorded live on Sunday mornings at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, Virginia. Hosted by Pastor Harry Jarrett.Join us in person or listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or Substack.Learn more about our congregation at pleasantvalleyalive.org Get full access to Harry Jarrett at pastorharryjarrett.substack.com/subscribe