Can the Irrational be True?

As a follow on that I find irresistible for a number of reasons to my previous post, I am going to offer an explanation that fits no criteria of raionality I can imagine, yet is nonetheless true for all that as to why I am a Christian (this is much shorter than Hans Kung's book with the same title). These reasons are given voice most powerfully by the Christian band Casting Crowns (offered as a musical interlude here). These two songs speak to me because they describe my spiritual life as it is now in all its ambivalence, fear, joy, and hope. I can't write like this, but I am glad there are those who can.

The first is the song "Voice of Truth" with lyrics and music by Mark Hall and Steven Curtis Chapman:

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out His hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time, again, "Boy, you'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says, "Do not be afriad!"
And the voice of truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again, "Boy, you'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them lookin' down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

I will listen and believe the voice of truth

The second song is "Who Am I", with lyrics by Mark Hall:

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed on the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm ths storm in me

I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours