Real Live Preacher writes in his piece "We Can Talk at Starbucks" about his daughter confiding in him about not believing in God. I was very impressed by his handling of the situation. I've seen similar scenario's played out in very ugly ways. For a guy is in the God business, he handled it very gracefully.
I'm sympathetic to his daughter. I think all people who love, hit a wall eventually where you don't feel it anymore. This can be in the context of faith in an unseen God or in the context of real flesh and blood relatioships, like marriage. What do you do when you hit the wall where you simply don't feel it? I heard an interview with a religious author who felt like this period of crisis was a gift. It represented the brink of maturity where you choose to do something even though you aren't overwhelmed by the romance and the feelings and the rush that you once had when it was all fresh and new.
I want to believe.
I want to believe.
