Who is
God?
No,
really.......who is God?
I must
have asked that question for
nearly 60
years.
Not out
loud of course...
after all I’m a Christian and being
a
Christian .... that is, a good Christian,
means I
have it all figured out, right?
But then
came Kevin, he opened the
the door
so wide, I could suddenly
be allowed,
to Ask the Question.
Who is
God?
And no,
he didn’t have the answer.
He had
hints to the puzzle.
But when you ask the question,
He said ....
Live it! Live the question.
When I
began "Living the Question!
a whole
new world of understanding seemed to come clear.
At
first... I was so scared.
Scared
that the foundation...
That had
been built piece by piece in
a little
Baptist church in Rushville Indiana, would not take the questions. That the
foundation for my faith was surly going to crumble.
If Jesus
did this and God did that, or
didn't do
that but maybe did this
how can "I believe"
But
learning from Kevin to ask the question and to realize I just may not find
the
answer filled my life with peace.
Stone by
stone, brick by brick, I took the tools that Kevin taught me and firmed
up faith’s
foundation.
We
studied Dr. Seuss and I began to see my faith in a different light. We read
books on
the Beatles and Mr. Rodgers and felt their struggles and
accomplishments
with faith. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Sometimes
Kevin would make us color or write or build with Playdough and always we would leave
class
with a better understanding of who God is.
We have always been taught that the Bible is the
inspired word of God.
When
Kevin taught I always
felt his words
were coming from above. I know God
inspired him and he in turn
inspired others
through education, through youth work, through all the people he
touched daily.
Yes, I
still question. But knowing
I may not
find the answers is ok.
Because
of Kevin, I believe.
