Everyone has doubts. Everyone has questions.
It used to be a sign of “faith” to suppress one’s doubts and questions, but no more. There is enough unanswerable mystery in the universe without creating more by refusing the gift of rational thought.
Besides, as writer Anne Lamott says, “The opposite of faith is not doubt, it’s certainty.”
1. When we battle anxious moments,
Eager to be free from fear,
When our past controls our present
And the future’s far from clear,
Hymn words from David Stevenson…”. Welcome doubt! Refine our thinking, Urge us further into light; Lead us to a greater dawning. From the shadows of our night…”
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