I don’t believe in the God I was brought up on in the Catholic Church, but it’s hard to give up my belief in some supreme being. I know I pray when I’m scared (there are no atheists in foxholes) to Whatever is there, and I definitely believe that prayer has unknowable power. Scientific studies show that sick people who are prayed for do better than those who are not, even though those prayed for don’t know about the prayers. After 9/11 my first venture out was to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where I knelt and prayed and lit a candle for all who were suffering as a result of the attack, including the rescue workers. What I don’t believe in is that God notices when some football player crosses himself before a game. So I certainly don’t believe His eye is on the sparrow nor that my body will end up in Heaven.