MEDITATIONS on a FRUIT FLY

An Essay by Stephanie Sorensen

Meditation on a Fruit Fly

By Stephanie Sorensen

I just finished reading Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead. I can only agree with her: How can anyone even say, “I don’t believe in God”? It is like saying, “I don’t believe in gravity, and I’ll dedicate my life to proving it scientifically, by George!” Even if I say, “I believe in God,” I am declaring an oxymoron.…