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Second Sunday of Easter:St. Thomas Sunday

In faithanddoubt on March 26, 2008 at 1:35 am

For all of us who doubt:

DOUBT

You doubt if there’s a heaven
You doubt if there’s a hell
You doubt if you’ll remember
All the stories they would tell
It’s a terrible feeling
Living and dealing with doubt
You’ve doubted your existence
You doubt if there’s a truth
Your plan starts to crumble
But you cannot stand to lose
You’re back where you started from
covering yourself in doubt
You doubted your mother
And you doubted your dad
You doubted your sisters
And any brothers you had
It’s a bad situation
Living and loving with doubt
Well, you doubted the beginning
And I’m sure you doubt the end
You doubted your teachers
You doubt all your friends
It’s an overwhelming sensation
Confrontation with doubt
I don’t know why I started
I don’t know if I’ll finish
I wonder why I try at all
Sometimes I wonder why I try at all
Doubt can make a strong man
Weaken under stress
And doubt can make a weak man
totally worthless
God, it’s a pity
Doubt
You stage your finale
With meticulous care
your view is consistent
And then out of nowhere
Your vision is clouded
You face competition with doubt

from The Call
written by Michael Been
published by Neeb / Tarka Music
all rights reserved

I really and truly believe in God with all kinds of doubts… But I base my life on this belief-Madelyn L’Engle

Why I do not shun those who do not believe or have doubts

In faithanddoubt on February 21, 2008 at 5:31 pm

I believe in God deeply but I have doubts and struggles but one thing I am determined to do is not to shut myself off from those who question or doubt my faith because I believe that in that doubt God is still there.

Interesting interview with Bart Ehrman on his loss of faith

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19096131