These two antiphons from Friday's "Daytime Prayer" in The Divine Office sparked my imagination and wonder.
I trust in the Lord and will not be shaken.
I put all my trust in the Lord, and he has not failed me.
Believing in God has not been difficult for me. God's sheer grace is the only explanation I can give for this.
I first understood I believed in God as a young child. While congregating with a half dozen or so of my five-year-old peers on the front stairs of Lois Winsour's house, out of the blue one of my little friends asked, "Do you believe in God?" Our small voices chimed in.
I was not the first to offer my opinion. In fact, I recall pausing to think about it. Something resonated within me. I answered affirmatively, "Yes!"
What brought that on? I hadn't before thought about this question. I have no memory of anyone at home discussing this matter of belief in quite the way my friend posed it. Yet, I felt a firm belief that God existed.
This conviction has persisted. Nothing has really shaken my faith, although it has been challenged. Putting complete trust in God has happened gradually, and is the result of God's fidelity and my meager attempts to reciprocate. Now, it is strong. I have often prayed, "Lord, increase my faith. Lord, strengthen my faith."
I first understood I believed in God as a young child. While congregating with a half dozen or so of my five-year-old peers on the front stairs of Lois Winsour's house, out of the blue one of my little friends asked, "Do you believe in God?" Our small voices chimed in.
I was not the first to offer my opinion. In fact, I recall pausing to think about it. Something resonated within me. I answered affirmatively, "Yes!"
What brought that on? I hadn't before thought about this question. I have no memory of anyone at home discussing this matter of belief in quite the way my friend posed it. Yet, I felt a firm belief that God existed.
This conviction has persisted. Nothing has really shaken my faith, although it has been challenged. Putting complete trust in God has happened gradually, and is the result of God's fidelity and my meager attempts to reciprocate. Now, it is strong. I have often prayed, "Lord, increase my faith. Lord, strengthen my faith."
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| The young ponderer. |
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