On Faith

       

Many of us live by faith… in something, and not all faith is tied to religion. And what is faith, by the way? Not just something plopped down in the middle of our lives like a solid item. I think of faith as an idea in our minds that connects us with something greater than where we find ourselves. Does this sound amorphous? Of course, but faith is not a motionless monolith. It is more of what cosmologist, Ernest Holmes, called a “movement of thought,” and as such it is very dynamic. It may have to do with a religious belief system, or it may have more to do with simple spirituality.

Inner Vitality...

Or it may be more secular, like an inner vitality that is uniquely ours or that may be connected as a shared idea with others. I am simply suggesting that we all have a mental vitality that, if recognized and well nurtured, will move us along into living that has meaning. Think for a moment…we have faith in love, and if our faith is vital enough, it becomes belief. We believe in the people we love, and they believe in our best intentions. We have faith in our own creativity, and if we are to see it realized, we have to trust our efforts.

A door to be opened...

To the spiritually minded, The Bible gives us something to consider: Heb. 11:1 tells us “now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith, by its nature, does move us into outcomes if we will engage it. Faith in God, perhaps, and faith in ourselves to have what it takes. Faith is not a wall to be climbed; it is a door to be opened…good thing…
                                                                                                                                    

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