12/21/2004 03:12:42 PM|||Sarah|||

Several years ago, I had a conversation with my friend Mark about his faith. Mark has a brilliant mind. He earned his PhD in Physics from MIT and my attempts to read just the first page of his dissertation were fruitless. It was written in an advanced language of science that I haven't come close to learning. I asked Mark if it was difficult to maintain such a strong faith (he's Catholic) while studying a discipline that relies on logic, order and proof. His response was, "I don't know how a person could study physics and not develop a stronger faith. It's too amazing to be a mere accident." Those words have stuck with me and I think of them often as I work to grow stronger in my faith.

I was reminded of this conservation when reading a story on Drudge today about the large percentage of doctors who believe in miracles. Doctors have a greater tendency to attend religious services and value prayer than others who would be considered highly educated. Isn't it interesting that those who watch people come back from certain death and study the amazing machine that is our body believe that a greater force is at play?

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