Bruce Whealton: Existential Writing

Some might say that
when we are overwhelmed with questions
regarding matters of faith
and doubts
crises of faith
that these are times when
our faith in God is cold
or luke warm at best.
But for me it doesn’t feel that way.
It seems that these are the times
when I’ve felt very passionate,
very hungry for answers or
explanations.
With much desperation,
I pray, seeking those explanations…
passionately communicating my feelings…
stating over and over,
the words,
“this doesn’t make any sense.”
Please explain,
help me to understand
and make sense of things.
For me, I’ve found that what I took
for granted
and what I so easily believed,
some of these things I believed,
the core issues, questions, answers
and explanations just don’t make sense
to me

March 20, 2009