I think I've raised every objection that I have ever had to Christianity for the first 4 or 5 months of RCIA. Brother David said "it's good to get it out of your system." As someone who converted early as a child to Christianity once, baptised at the age of 8 or 9, I wonder: when did I become such a skeptic? When did I become so cynical and mistrusting? I talked to Jesus about how difficult it was to understand him, and realized that in spite of it all I believed anyway. I wouldn't be here at all if it weren't for his silent invitation.
My 20th century mind is still wired to doubt. What does the evidence say? I feel God's presence every time I do something for someone else,or struggle to accept a perceived wrong without starting World War III. It's a new year and a new decade in this new millennium. I don't have to be stuck in 20th century ideas of reasons and faith. Truth is truth is truth. I believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead. That's where it all comes down, and God wants to have a personal relationship with every person. We cannot save ourselves, but we can help each other, and in so doing help ourselves. God saves.
