Face Bewilderment

Have you ever felt your faith crumble under the weight of life’s complexity? Perhaps you’ve wrestled with doubts, wondering if the spiritual truths you once held so firmly could hold you now. Mary’s story reminds us that confusion is not the enemy of faith—it’s part of its unfolding. When the angel greeted her, she was “much perplexed,” standing on the precipice of the unknown. Her encounter didn’t resolve her doubts; it invited her into a lifelong journey of questioning, wondering, and evolving.

This is the gift and challenge of faith. It is not a destination but a continual becoming, where old certainties give way to deeper mysteries. Like Mary, we’re called to consent to this transformation—to shed rigid notions of the divine and embrace a God who cannot be contained.

To know God is to unknow God. —Debie Thomas

What if faith’s true beauty lies in its ability to stretch and grow with us? Let your confusion, questions, and even your doubts lead you not away from God but deeper into life itself. Trust that bewilderment can be holy ground, where transformation begins.

Today, dare to let go of needing all the answers. Instead, ask, "How can this be?" and see where the question leads.

Going Deeper

What if faith isn’t about certainty but transformation? What if God invites us not into answers but into questions that awaken and stretch us?

Mary’s bewildered “How can this be?” captures a moment of holy disruption. Like her, many of us grew up with neatly packaged ideas about God. But life rarely fits into tidy categories. Over time, we learn that real faith is less about reciting creeds and more about evolving—letting our beliefs collide with life’s messiness and emerge more vibrant, textured, and alive.

So what do we do when doubt arises? We trust that doubt is a companion on the journey, not a detour. Faith grows in the tension between what we know and what remains a mystery. It’s a process of unknowing and relearning, as we shed old ideas to encounter the divine in fresh, surprising ways.

Faith in God is, in the deepest sense, faith in life—which means that even the staunchest life of faith is a life of great change. —Christian Wiman

Ask yourself today: Where am I being invited to let go of certainty and step into wonder? What would it look like to trust that faith isn’t static but dynamic, as alive as the God who calls us?

Step boldly into the mystery, knowing that each question leads to a deeper encounter with divine love.

Heart of the Message: Faith and doubt are not opposites—that beyond all the easy platitudes and pieties of religion, we serve a God who dwells in mystery, and if we agree to embark on a journey with this God, we will face periods of bewilderment. The dynamic and evolving nature of faith, which is not defined by certainty but by an ongoing journey of questioning, transformation, and encountering mystery. It emphasizes that true spiritual growth involves a process of unknowing and a willingness to let go of rigid beliefs to experience a deeper, more vibrant relationship with the divine.