rehashing that old spirituality stuff.

he basically sums it up for me there. in all humor and seriousness.

there are things i believed in, growing up, that i still hold on to, and there are things i question, and there are things i believe don't exist. i do believe in God, i also believe in his compassion, and i believe in trying to show everyone the same goodness and love that christ preached and did himself.

HOWEVER:

everyone does have a right to their own belief. to say that what we want to believe doesn't matter is a little disrespectful in some aspects. we don't know what's real--there are still some questions i have about the faith christianity is based on that i would like to answer differently that i would have ten years ago, even five--but that's the idea of faith, isn't it? i'm glad yours is obviously strong, but personally, i'm still growing, and growing children have one thing in common: they never stop questioning. how else do i grow, how else do my roots take hold if they blindly sit down in any soil? granted, no solid ground doesn't make for walking a good path, but i've yet another path to walk before i get there.

in the meantime, i'm questioning, and i'm searching, and sometimes i find an answer that resonates with my soul, and sometimes it results with me being more confused than i was in the first place, but in the end, it motivates me to keep pursuing what i want, and what i want is a faith in something so strong and that makes me happy to share. so far i haven't found it. i'm glad you've found yours.

there are people who can prove that God exists, and there are people who can prove that God doesn't exist, and there are people who can prove that God is not alone. it is a matter of what gives people the most hope, and the most strength, and yes, the most happiness. it's what puts us at peace.

-d