Some Thoughts

I'm really fond of saying, "I know there is a God," and people are really fond of replying, "No, you believe there is a God."

When I protest that I really do know He exists, in addition to believing, they look at me askance and ask me to prove it to them.

This is like asking a woman to prove that their husband loves her and objecting that she only believes it if she cannot offer empirical proof.

I believe that God exists because of the Tradition of the Church, because reason persuades me to place my faith in Christ and His Church. And yes, based on reason or external observation alone, I can only believe. Of course, belief is no small or unimportant thing, and it is very important to believe in Christ.

However, to state that my belief in Christ is founded only on reason, that it is merely my inclination or guess and is not a firm, sure knowledge, is incorrect.

Reason leads to belief in Christ and belief leads to knowledge of Christ. I do not simply believe in Christ; I know Him.

One of the most aggravating things for me when defending the Faith is that people seem to assume that I have given over my mind, heart and life to someone far away and distant, with whom I have no direct relationship. This idea pains me, because I realize that the people making this assumption have never truly recognized Jesus' love in their lives.

I know that Christ lives because I know that He loves me.

True, I was not physically present at Jesus' birth, public ministry, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension. I have not placed my hands into His sides or gazed into the empty tomb. Much of my information about the nature of God has come from other sources rather than from direct experience.

Sometimes, though, when I am in Adoration or in Mass, when I am walking underneath a particularly beautiful tree, or when I am all by myself at night, I am overcome with a sudden, uncontrollable joy. In that moment, I know. 

Just because I cannot prove it to another person does not mean that I am wrong.



I'm praying for you!

:)