Hello, World.

God. Who is He? Let alone, why should we even care? There are many tragedies that occur in our world today, in the past, and many that will happen in the future that it’s hard for many to say that God even exists. Growing up in Catholic school from the age of three up until my sophomore year in college at the age of nineteen, I was groomed to believe that God inevitably exists. It may have been with the help of the nuns that used to teach me the sign of the cross and how to pray or the academic professors I have had in classes, but I certainly do believe in God. Having faith in God is something I struggle with at times, but at the end of the day I believe in Him.

I’m not going to preach to you on why I think you should have faith in God, instead I’m blogging for myself, so that I can understand why I do. In my everyday life, there is something I will encounter that will support my beliefs or threaten them, but it is up to me to come to the conclusion of that and why that happens.

There are many things that happen to each one of us that can oftentimes cause people to lose faith if they once had it. In the news, you hear of murders and the worst possible crimes, so it’s understandable when people doubt that there could be a God. I, myself have experienced many deaths of family members and friends, heartbreak, and other tragedies, so why is it that I still have faith? Let it be known it does not come easy, there are times when I have doubts, but ultimately I get back on track. What is it that even helps me get back on track? Well that is what I am going to find out. In my regular days of being a college student and having struggles, what do I see in the world around me that gives me faith? It may be the tiniest thing such as a hug from someone when I’m secretly hurting inside, or something bigger such as the work of people coming together for those in need, like the help many are trying to give for those in Haiti right now.

I also might encounter days when there is just too many bad things happening that causes me to have a little doubt. It’s my experiences with my faith, how it can grow and what happens if it doesn’t. It’s up to me to figure it out and to take you along for the ride.

So, hello world. Come see through my perspective and my experiences on what it means to have faith. My everyday life shines light to help me gain new ideas and perspectives on faith. What I experience will either help strengthen it or it may weaken it, but ultimately there is something that is learned. Maybe it just might help others see things a different way too.