Honestly, I don’t see any evidence of a God. In my life I have never heard or seen anything that makes me say, “Wow. That can only be attributed to the work of the Lord.” In chapel, we sing a song called, “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” by Cecil Alexander. In the refrain, Alexander tells us, “All things bright and beautiful, / All creatures great and small, / All things wise and wonderful: / The Lord God made them all” (Alexander). Furthermore, in the verses, Alexander lists some things that he believes that God has made, such as: “The sunset and the morning” and, “The purple-headed mountains,” and finally, “He gave us eyes to see” (Alexander). Thanks to astronomy, “the sunset and the morning” can be explained by the Earth’s orbiting of the sun, and not attributed to the will of a god; I’m sorry, Helios. Thanks to geology, the “purple-headed mountains” were made by the movement of tectonic plates, not the work of a God. And the eye, even though it is a little more of a tricky case, can be attributed to evolution; you go Darwin. When it comes to the story of Creation, I prefer to put my faith in the scientific route. To me, the big bang theory and process of evolution give me a fuller and more plausible explanation than the Christian version. Instead of believing that …show more content…
In tough times, many people rely on God to fill them with hope and positivity. In fact, in hard times, I have relied on God multiple times to fill me with strength and hope. When I was 12, after I got my second concussion, my parents prayed for a speedy recovery and for God to protect me to not receive another concussion. After each prayer, I felt better than before and less anxious. For me, the feeling that I received was caused by the belief that I was being watched over and that my life was out of my control and in God’s hands. Another aspect of hope is the possibility of life after death. Honestly, death is scary to me. For obvious reasons, no one knows for sure what it is like or what happens once you take your final breath in this world. For many, including myself, the complete unknown is terrifying. I hope that there is a life after death, a place in which I will be reunited with those who aren’t alive today. The possibility of life after death gives people the hope that they’ll be able to see their dead loved ones again, and that they haven’t seen them for the last time. Even though I’m unsure of life after death, I choose to believe in it because it is a incredibly sad thought that I may never see my loved ones again once they pass. Another thing that I think