LIGHT THE WAY

Have you ever noticed that every answer seems to create new questions?

The more we learn about the universe, the more we realize how much we still don't understand. We map the stars, study the human brain, and explain countless natural processes, yet we still wrestle with questions about purpose, love, meaning, forgiveness, and why we are here at all.

Many people believe that if we gather enough information, solve enough mysteries, and answer enough questions, we will eventually have everything figured out.

Yet every discovery seems to reveal another horizon beyond it.

"For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face. Now I know in part..." — 1 Corinthians 13:12

Paul wrote those words long before modern science, yet they remain just as true today. We know in part. We understand in part. No matter how much we learn, there is always more to discover.

Not because knowledge is flawed.

Because we are human.

We spend a lot of time trying to prove God doesn't exist using the very curiosity, intelligence, and capacity for discovery that God may have given us.

We often assume that if we can solve enough mysteries, we will eventually explain Him away.

But what if every answer is actually leading us somewhere?

There is a principle often associated with Sherlock Holmes:

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

We use this process every day. We ask questions. We gather evidence. We test assumptions. We eliminate possibilities.

Yet after centuries of discovery, some questions remain standing.

Why does beauty move us?

Why does sacrifice inspire us?

Why do we long for connection?

Why do we search for purpose?

Why does love matter so much?

The deeper we search, the more we discover that some of life's most important realities cannot be placed under a microscope.

They can only be experienced.

Science is one of humanity's greatest gifts. It has improved lives, cured diseases, connected people across the globe, and helped us understand the world in remarkable ways.

But science was never designed to answer every question.

Science can explain how a heart beats.

It cannot fully explain why a mother would sacrifice everything for her child.

Science can describe the chemical reactions associated with love.

It cannot explain why love changes people.

Science can study the brain.

Yet we still struggle to explain consciousness itself.

The more we learn, the more we discover the limits of what can be measured.

And beyond those limits, we often encounter wonder.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." — Psalm 19:1

The evidence of God's presence is not found only in what we do not know.

It is found in what we experience every day and still struggle to fully explain.

Philosophers have spent thousands of years asking questions about existence.

If everything has a cause, what caused the chain itself?

If everything depends on something else, what does everything ultimately depend on?

If we are nothing more than matter and chance, why do we hunger for meaning?

The goal of faith is not to avoid difficult questions.

The goal is to pursue truth honestly wherever it leads.

And for many people, that search eventually leads back to God.

Not because they stopped asking questions.

Because they never stopped.

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." — Proverbs 9:10

Notice that Scripture calls it the beginning of wisdom, not the end.

Faith is not the absence of curiosity.

Faith is the recognition that some truths are too large to be contained by human understanding alone.

The greatest evidence for God in my life has never been an argument.

It has been love.

It has been forgiveness when I least deserved it.

It has been peace during seasons that should have overwhelmed me.

It has been strength when I had none left to give.

It has been watching broken situations produce growth, wisdom, and purpose that I never could have planned myself.

We can debate theories.

We can discuss philosophy.

We can analyze evidence.

Yet one of the most powerful forces in the world remains something we still struggle to fully define.

Love.

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." — 1 Corinthians 13:13

Perhaps that is not a coincidence.

Perhaps some truths are meant to be lived before they can be understood.

The older I get, the less interested I am in winning arguments.

I am more interested in seeking truth.

Truth has never been threatened by honest questions.

If God is real, then every sincere search for truth ultimately brings us closer to Him.

Knowledge helps us understand how.

Faith helps us wrestle with why.

Knowledge expands our understanding of creation.

Faith helps us understand our place within it.

The goal is not to stop asking questions.

The goal is to keep asking them honestly.

Because sometimes, after every theory has been explored, every angle has been considered, and every answer has been tested, there is still something left standing.

And perhaps that answer has been there all along.

I am willing to seek truth with both faith and humility.

I am comfortable not having every answer.

I am growing in wisdom and understanding.

I am open to wonder and curiosity.

I am learning to trust God beyond what I can see.

I am surrounded by evidence of God's presence each day.

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the gift of curiosity and the desire to learn. Thank You for creating a world that inspires wonder, discovery, and awe.

Help us to pursue truth with humility. Give us wisdom when we have questions and faith when answers are difficult to find. Remind us that our understanding is limited, but Your wisdom is not.

Teach us to see Your fingerprints in creation, in relationships, in love, and in the everyday moments that reveal Your presence.

May we never lose our sense of wonder, and may every search for truth bring us closer to You.

Amen.

In Solidarity,

Lyndsay LaBrier

Merchant Ship Collective