Hope and Doubt: A Starting Point

Hope and Doubt

Hope and doubt exist together.

Not as opposites to be argued against each other, but as companions that often arrive at the same time. Hope speaks of longing — for healing, meaning, justice, God. Doubt speaks of hesitation — shaped by experience, silence, unanswered prayer, or the limits of certainty. Most of us live somewhere in between.

This space is for writing that does not rush that tension.

What This Writing Holds

The reflections gathered here sit inside faith without pretending faith is simple. They draw from scripture, prayer, lived experience, and ordinary moments — while leaving room for uncertainty, silence, and questioning.

These are not arguments for belief, nor attempts to dismantle it. They are honest reckonings with what it means to stay human while believing, and to stay open while unsure.

Sometimes hope feels fragile.

Sometimes doubt feels faithful.

Often they coexist in the same breath.

Why Stay With the Tension

There is a temptation to resolve doubt quickly — to answer it, silence it, or treat it as a failure of faith. There is also a temptation to abandon hope when it feels costly or delayed.

These writings resist both impulses.

Instead, they stay with the questions. They notice where hope persists quietly. They honour doubt as a response to real life, not a problem to be fixed. In doing so, they make room for a faith that is lived rather than performed.

An Invitation

If you find yourself believing and questioning at the same time, this space is for you. If you feel pulled toward God while unsure how to name that pull, you are not out of place here.

Hope & Doubt is not about certainty.

It is about attention.

It is about remaining present — to God, to ourselves, and to the questions that shape us.

The reflections below offer moments of that staying.

Read reflections about hope and doubt

• Walking With a Story
• Hope That Learns to Wait
• Borrowing the Street Back
• When Hope Stops Working the Way It Used To
• The Quiet Weight of Words