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Today's
Meditation:
I have faith
in many things, including God-- though I'm not quite sure
just how I define God. I don't think we have to know
exactly what God is (and who does?) in order to have faith
in him/her/it. To me, God is the life essence that
is about us all the time, the unity of all people, the
love that we share with each other each day. I don't
need to define God, yet I have faith that this indefinable
part of our lives is first of all good, and second of all,
faithful to us.
I
also have faith in other people, though that faith is
tried very often. I have faith that things usually
happen for the best, even when they seem to be bad. I
think the major problem that most people have with faith
is that they expect to see very clearly the things that
would affirm that faith, but I gave up long ago trying to
see things that would prove that my faith is
justified. It's enough to have the faith and to
accept what life gives me, trusting that it's just what I
need.
It's
a shame that the word has been taken over by many people
with somewhat extreme religious beliefs. They say
things like, "If your faith were only stronger,"
and they often use the term as a synonym for belief,
always implying that if we just had faith in the things
that they have faith in (if we believed exactly as they
believe, in other words), then our lives would be joyful,
indeed. But faith must be as unique as each
individual who has it, for that's how we were created-- as
unique people, each of whom is designed to approach life
and things like faith in our own ways.
What
do you have faith in? Is it true faith, or is it
qualified? What would you like to have faith
in? Remember that just because someone else may tell
you that your faith is misplaced, that doesn't mean
they're right. Find the places where you want to put
your faith, and put it there strongly. Then your
faith will serve you well.
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