Thursday, August 21, 2003
Thursday, August 21, 2003
I cry to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
Some of you have read the book by M. Scott Peck called THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED. M.
Scott Peck is a psychiatrist. And he wrote that book to try to help people find meaning to their
lives. When he began writing that book, he wasn't himself a Christian. But the longer he wrote,
and the more he observed those who came to him for help, the deeper he realized that life
doesn't make sense if all we see is all we get. M. Scott Peck became a Christian when he
followed the question marks in his soul. The meaning of our lives is bigger than our experiences.
(Psalm 57.2
NRSV)
There was once a man named Tertullian who loved to ask questions. He had an inquiring mind.
And before he became a Christian, he tried to find the meaning of life in a lot of different
philosophies. And each time, as he kept asking Why? Why? Why? Eventually the answers gave
out, and he wandered on, a disappointed man. And then one day he met a man whose answers
made sense. He didn't pretend to know everything. But he did know God. And Tertullian became
a Christian that day.
Dear God, thank you for the happiness, meaning and purpose you have given to my life. Amen.
