VIEWPOINT: The importance of human relationships in a time of grief

I suddenly woke up this morning at 3:16 a.m., and knew I had to write this article.

I recently went on a trip to Israel. The country is in the middle of a war and the people are grieving. I went with a Christian organization, CityServe, and also with the support of another Christian ministry. When I boarded the EL AL plane, a woman said “you know there is a war going on there, right?”

The trip changed my life.

I am a neurosurgeon in Orlando, and I have lived here since 1999. As I get older, I am constantly looking for a purpose to justify my years of living on this earth. I have traveled to Uk...