A Prayer for the Doubting

Post Author: Rev. Abigail Conley

God of the Shadows,
of the Hidden Places,
of the Bellies of Whales,
and the Recesses of Tombs,

You found Abraham in the desert
and Moses in the land of Midian
and Mary all the way out in Nazareth.
You heard Jonah cry out from the depths of seas
and Mary and Martha wail from a cemetery.

Bless our doubt that echoes theirs:
the doubt that floods us,
the doubt that is too shocking for kinder places,
the doubt that creeps into fear,
the doubt that wonders if you are absent.

Bless our doubt,
God,
and make it
holy,
too.

Amen.