Sunday, April 21, 2013

SUNDAY MORNING

FAITH

  "You got to have faith." The question would be: In what? Most often, having faith refers to having a belief in God. Faith in God requires a leap into the unknown. The unknowable. The unprovable. You either believe or you don't. There's not much of a halfway point. Taking that leap is difficult for a lot of people, including myself. You want to dive over the cliff's edge, like a bungee jumper off of a bridge, but you don't quite trust it. The cord. The distance. The bounce. Generally speaking, I could use a shove, but that is not how it works. It's you who must face the doubt and uncertainty. The trust and belief has to come from within, not from without. Faith is a word that has troubled me for a long time. I seem to find it, and lose it. Find it, and lose it. Find..........

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