Faith that is questioned is Faith perfected. Questioning the tenants and doctrines of faith will either solidify belief or guide one to another faith more open to such inquiries. Throughout the biblical narrative and even today, God and his children continue to participate in a dialogue.

The great query presented in the Garden of Eden by God, “Where Are You?”, continues to resonate throughout humanity today just as mankind responds in kind, “What do we need to do to be saved?” God is not afraid of our inquiries. The questions arises, are we afraid of his?

If questioning exposes truth, let us question. A faith that is threatened by doctrinal inquiries and evaluation of certain tenants is no faith at all. A faith that blindly demands belief, obedience, and subjugates the very inquisitive soul that God gave us disqualifies itself from being faith and more accurately falls under the category of a cult. True faith welcomes questions; false faiths discourage and prohibit them.

Yet at the end of the day, let us not forget that if all the questions are answered and proof silences and satisfies all the inquiries, then no longer do we have faith. For Faith is the assurance of things hope for and the conviction of things not seen, Hebrews 11:1.

If Job can question the plan of Providence and if Jesus can cry out “Father, Father, why hast thou forsaken me”, then Mother Teresa can, without tarnish or shame, be admired in the midst of her doubts and fears. In the matter of fact, such personal struggles may demonstrate proof of the miraculous in her life. Mother Teresa walked on her own Via Dolorosa.

Her personal writings expose the fact that not only did she doubt and question God, but she also doubted and questioned herself. That petite fragile woman demonstrates to all of us, even after death, that her strength came not only from her commitment to God and church, but also in the distribution of provision that a times she lacked.

She gave hope, when hope at times she had none. She gave faith when at night she wrestled with unbelief. She spoke on behalf of peace, when her soul was at war. She took care of the orphans when she felt abandoned by her heavenly father.

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