I think it's healthy to question one's faith from time to
time. I've been reading "The Crone" by Barbara G Walker that some
friends gave me. I've only read three chapters so far, but I am amazed at the
history of feminism and religion.
For thousands of years, there have been stories about who
created our world. I know about Christianity from the Bible. I've read briefly
about Hinduism and Buddhism. So many stories about what we need to do to live
our best life.
Learning about so many other stories in this book has me
wondering. Aren't we all just making up stories to make ourselves feel better
and explain things we don't understand? Maybe if they are just made up stories,
the atheists are right and life is simply what we see in front of us.
I started thinking about what that would mean for me. I
would feel very lonely. I like believing that there is something or some One
all around us. When I'm alone and frustrated, angry or sad I do feel like there
is someone with me.
Maybe it's only part of my personality or part of my
intuition. It's kind of nice to think that somehow I am comforting myself.
Still, I choose to believe we are part of something greater
that we can only try to understand. So, I do have strong beliefs though my
faith is uncertain.
I hope that you are confident in your faith. Or, if you
believe we are only what we see, I hope you find comfort and understanding in
other ways.
