I was understanding to what he was going through and how he felt like Jesus wasn't there for him because he wasn't able to experience him like others did. I don't agree with him saying there isn't a God because I think you just have to have the faith. no one has actually seen him in life before but having the faith gives you some sort of visual. That's why you hear some people say they have spoken with God before, it's not like he is actually speaking back but having the faith you'll see signs or clues to let you know that he's actually listening to what you have to say.
In the first sentence of the story Hughes stated: "I was saved from sin when I was thirteen. But not really saved." (69) I felt like he thought that just because he didn't actually see Christ he was sinner and would be looked down on in life. I think they he should've spoken with his aunt at first to understand exactly what being saved meant. He took it as God was suppose to show up in front of his eyes and tell him that he has been saved. He really didn't have the faith from the beginning to believe there was a God out there. "why don't you come? My dear child why don't you come to Jesus? Jesus is waiting for you" (70) these words spoken by the pastor got to him even more. He pressured his self to see Jesus the way everyone else did because he felt like he had to and it wasn't his choice. Really the pastor was asking him why don't you believe yet. All he really wanted out of him was to believe in himself and believe that Jesus was there for him.
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