Today has been a reminder for me of just how much we all need good friends who are willing to listen to us and be there.

I went to lunch today with the college minister at my church, First and Calvary, here in Springfield. He's on a five day fast so he didn't eat, but I enjoyed some lovely Chinese food while we talked about a bunch of questions I had regarding my spiritual life.

I feel very silly sometimes, you know. I know all of the arguments for and against God, Christianity, spirituality, etc, inside and out. Still, I can't really seem to fully convince myself of much. It isn't that I don't care or that I'm in denial about the answer that I have deep down inside, I'm just genuinely unsure of a lot. For me, everything comes down to a choice. I can reason myself into or out of any set of beliefs I'd like to. Simple as that. So I get to choose. I just have to learn how to do that now.

When things get rough, you're never alone. There will always be people there to help you. Remember that. I have to remind myself of that a lot. Today was one of those days.