April 3, 2011: Doubt as Trust – Michael Hidalgo

There are a lot of interesting statements in the Psalms. Loosely translated into today’s language that questions would sound like, “Hey God, where are you?" "Will you come through, because it sure does not look like you are?!" "God, are you deaf?" “God are you there?” These questions seem as close to blasphemy as we can get in the Bible, but through the inspiration of God they made it there. 

While we might call this doubt, the ancients would call it faith. If it is deep and true doubt, then why talk to God if he really is not there to help? These questions of exasperation and desperation are directed toward God – for in the mind of the Psalter, where else would I go?

Perhaps this is actually a statement of deep and abiding faith – maybe this is why God never seems angry with us when we are unsure of what is going on.