Faith is an expression of hope for something better. More
than a wish, it is closer to a belief, but not quite. A belief
is rooted in the mind. Faith is based in the heart.
We act in faith when there is no guarantee, no certainty.
No one knows what kind of life an infant will have, yet
people continue to have children. No one can know how
life with our mates will turn out, yet we continue to have
faith our relationships will last a lifetime.
Faith speaks the language of the heart. It is an
expression of hope that goes beyond the conscious mind.
All that we hold precious rests upon a faith in people, their
potential not yet fulfilled. The evidence of history points
us in a different direction—the world is full of ugliness,
brutality, and injustices. Yet there is also tenderness,
kindness and concern and that takes the bigger part of
our hearts.
Without faith in ourselves we would hold ourselves cheap,
and without a faith in others we could never live as free
people. This is the water that quenches parched souls.
Here is a famous parable: Once a traveler came across
an old woman who was stooped over what appeared to
be thin sticks. He asked the woman what she was doing.
“I am planting orange trees,” she explained.
The traveler thought this was a waste of her time.
“Why do you bother?” he asked. “You are an old woman.
These saplings will take years before they will be old
enough to bear fruit. You will be long gone by then.”
“True enough,” she answered. “But I don’t plant these
trees for myself but for those who will come after me,
just as those before me planted the trees that bear the
fruit that I eat today.”…………. [url]https://sapostiks./2015/04/11/why-faith-is-important/?fb_action_ids=10153283887666518&fb_action_types=news.publishes&fb_ref=pub-standard&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B832708776812870%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22news.publishes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22pub-standard%22%5D[/url]

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