1.7 Waarom zou ik in God geloven?
Mensen verlangen in hun leven naar het ultieme geluk. Velen hebben de ervaring dat dit op de lange termijn niet te vinden is in succes, macht of bezit. Vaak noemen mensen relaties als een belangrijke bron van geluk. Echt geluk zit van binnen in ons, in de wetenschap dat er van ons wordt gehouden en dat we het goede doen.
De belangrijkste waarheid over de mens is dat we bij God horen – Hij heeft ons geschapen en houdt van ons. Uiteindelijk is het ultieme geluk alleen bij Hem te vinden. Het klinkt misschien wat simpel, maar het is een diepe waarheid dat je, om gelukkig te worden, alleen maar hoeft in te stemmen met het plan dat God met je heeft en daaraan mee te werken.
Why does man have a desire for God?
God himself, in creating man in his own image, has written upon his heart the desire to see him. Even if this desire is often ignored, God never ceases to draw man to himself because only in God will he find and live the fullness of truth and happiness for which he never stops searching. By nature and by vocation, therefore, man is a religious being, capable of entering into communion with God. This intimate and vital bond with God confers on man his fundamental dignity. [CCCC 2]
Why do we seek God?
God has placed in our hearts a longing to seek and find him. St. Augustine says, “You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” We call this longing for God religion.
It is natural for man to seek God. All of our striving for truth and happiness is ultimately a search for the one who supports us absolutely, satisfies us absolutely, and employs us absolutely in his service. A person is not completely himself until he has found God.“Anyone who seeks truth seeks God, whether or not he realizes it” (St . Edith Stein). [Youcat 3]
[God] is the source of our happiness and the very end of all our aspirations… We pursue him with our love so that when we reach him we may rest in perfect happiness in him who is our goal. [St Augustine, The City of God, Bk. 10, Chap 3. (ML 41, 298)]
