“But You never said it would be easy, You only said I’d never go alone.”
I’m not Christian, but I love the message of this song. It’s so soothing to know that we’re never really alone.
I find it very difficult to talk about religion and my faith, what with the hordes of atheists and Bible thumpers yelling over each other with no heed to what the other is trying to get across, but I just wanted to share how important faith really is to me.
I’m leaving home in a few weeks and to say I’m terrified would be an insulting understatement. For the first time in my life, I won’t have my parents looking over my shoulder every step I take. It’s not an easy burden to bear, but I think I would be worse off if I didn’t believe in a higher power. Let’s face it, the physical world balances precariously on a shoddy foundation infested with greed and inhumanity, so it’s comforting to believe that there is something in the universe other than our human selfishness that will remain with us even when we are swarmed by our troubles. I can’t pretend to know what tomorrow is going to be like when I cannonball blindly into the deep end, but at least I know I won’t drown. And with that peace of mind, I won’t hesitate to jump in with a running start.
Maybe I am wrong. Maybe it is foolish to put so much in store to the seemingly uncertain idea of this entity. But if it’s not God who is making us strong, then it’s our belief that’s doing the trick. Either way, does it even matter? Would it really be so bad if it was just my naïveté protecting my psyche from the demons that Pandora released ages ago?
I guess the biggest counterargument to my belief would be the lack of “proof” that this power exists, but what is faith but an unwavering trust on a spiritual basis, with none of the petty desire for tangible proof. And even then, I need only to look at the life i was born to and the people around me to be convinced.
PS. I am perfectly content with my agnosticism. Please don’t try to salvage my heathen soul, thanks.
