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Theodore R. JohnsonContributing columnist|Follow authorFollowMay 10, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT(Michelle Kondrich/The Washington Post)Listen5 minShareComment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveHuman read|Listen5 min
A few years ago, the woman who gave me life passed away in the evening hours following Mother’s Day. For two decades, she’d beaten cancer each time it had appeared. She was a walking miracle, an answered prayer. But the fourth battle proved to be the final one. Her death caused me to do the previously unthinkable: doubt the existence — and the utility — of God.
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Something happens when the beliefs and ideas most fundamental to your worldview are challenged or fractured.
A few years ago, the woman who gave me life passed away in the evening hours following Mother’s Day. For two decades, she’d beaten cancer each time it had appeared. She was a walking miracle, an answered prayer. But the fourth battle proved to be the final one. Her death caused me to do the previously unthinkable: doubt the existence — and the utility — of God.
A few years ago, the woman who gave me life passed away in the evening hours following Mother’s Day. For two decades, she’d beaten cancer........