Although I was brought up to go to church, I became an atheist as a teenager and did not regain faith in God until near the end of my university studies. However, while I came to believe that God existed and that Christianity was true, my scepticism did not disappear. If anything, as a Christian, I questioned even more.

  

This made for some awkward moments in church. Whereas many of my friends could simply accept things in faith, I would ask questions that made people feel uncomfortable. ‘Why can’t you just have childlike faith?’ they would ask. This caused me to wonder if I was a bad Christian because I asked too many questions or because having faith does not always come easily.

  

The answer came when I became a father. My children are very curious and inquisitive. They want to know why things are the way they are and simple answers will not do. The more answers I give them, the more questions they have for me. I realised that childlike faith has nothing to do with refusing to ask questions. In truth, no one asks more questions than a child.

  

We are called to a childlike faith – a faith that has room for questions. We can trust God’s goodness even as we wrestle with the mysteries of life.

Prayer: Dear God, thank you for hearing our questions. Help us to trust in you more and more each day. Amen