Lenten Top Tip 2: Room for doubt
Certainty can be the curse of faith. Faith and doubt do go together hand in hand in Christian Spirituality. In the gospels, and the book of the Acts, faith and doubt with people like Thomas, Peter and the rest, was all part of the journey. Doubt was intrinsically part of the Christian journey. Only later with Christianity becoming the controlling faith of the Roman Empire and the need for Orthodoxy, was doubts prominence eroded. However, as we prepare for entering the Easter Season, doubt can be a refresher for faith, to restore a focus on the person of Jesus Christ rather than a set of esoteric values. So this Lent, give yourself time to explore the stories of Jesus, as we attempt to follow this mysterious Jesus who calls us to follow.
