Journey songwriter Jonathan Cain, the man behind the hit song "Don't Stop Believin,'" recently discussed how two near-death experiences influenced his Christian faith.
In a video posted to YouTube last week by the Christian nonprofit I Am Second, the 72-year-old artist discussed his faith story, including how his father was a devout Christian.
“I would go to church with him and watch him pray. And he would pray so fervently, and the tears would come down his cheeks. And I wanted that so badly, and I said, ‘Can I go with you to Jesus?’ And he said, ‘You have to get your own walk with Jesus. Get your own relationship, Jon,’” Cain recounted.
As he moved forward in the early stages of his relationship with Jesus, Cain talked about two near-death experiences he had as a child.
The first was when Cain nearly drowned on a family trip in Arkansas after he stepped into a large hole in the bottom of a lake.
While struggling to survive, the songwriter recalled a hand pulling him out of the water, and he was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
“I said to my parents, ‘I nearly died and it was only because of God, I'm here,’” said Cain. "It was also a wake-up call that God was preparing me to face life. You know, like this is not going to be easy.”
The second near-death experience came in 1958 when the Catholic school he was attending burned to the ground, killing over 90 kids and three nuns.
“There was a terrible fire that broke out. … I was in third grade. And I watched 92 children die right next to the house of God and three nuns. And I felt just so lost,” Cain recounted.
Despite being grateful for making it out untouched by the flames, Cain said that following the incident, for the first time in his life, he experienced a glimpse of doubt.
“I wondered what happened that day. … [There] was a big question [in my mind], ‘Did Jesus abandon us that day? What happened?’” he said.
Witnessing his son wrestling with faith prompted Cain’s father to take action. The artist shared how his father encouraged him to pursue music, the outlet that would take him full circle back to Jesus.- Christian Post
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