Why Become A Catechumen?

[kirk yacoub]

Dear Mark,
Forgive the bluntness of this posting. Many more words could be poured out in response to you, but ultimately it is not a matter of intellectual
expertise or how many books you read, it is a matter of faith which can only be tried and tested in life.
Suffice it to say that Jesus Christ is not a son of God by adoption or in a
figurative sense because of wisdom and miracles - all the saints have achieved that much. Jesus Christ is God's only-begotten Son, being the Logos begotten of the Father before Creation, and being of one divine essence with the Father. Jesus Christ, therefore, is God. Everything flows from this. No holy man, no matter how good, can save us, no philosophy
no matter how wise, can bring us salvation, only the grace of God can do that. Believe or disbelieve that as you wish.
Don't you think that it's about time you got off the ferris wheel that takes you all the way up and all the way down day after day? Too much reading,
too much thinking, too much seeking tend to numb the mind. Please,
take Christ's advice, close yourself in your inner chamber and seek silence. Pray without words so that tears might flow. That will be worth more to you than any erudite diatribe.

Kirk Yacoub