Doubt & Faith, Part 2, "I Believe"

Today's readings were in Psalms 8 - 16.

Here's a good thing to do once in a while. Complete the sentence that begins "I believe..."
I've been continuing to think about what it means to press on through times confusion and doubt. What is it "I believe" when life turns in an ugly direction?
Let's be clear...sometimes it will. "When we wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are...your dreams come true..." Don't we wish it was always that way?
The clearest thing about each of us is our capacity for hope. It takes a lot of negative, a lot of despair, a lot of hurt and pain to diminish hope. Each of us is created with a God-oriented hope inside of us. That hope operates like a level, seeking to balance off the everyday junk that makes us sometimes sad, sometimes angry, often times wondering "where are you God?"

What do I/You believe?

Madeline L`Engle said:
"Those who believe in God, but without passion of heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, even at times without despair, only believe in the idea of God and not in God himself".

There's the challenge. I believe, now help me to come to the place where everything in my mind, heart, soul, leads me to walk that out in hope, certainty and faithfulness...even when the days are dark.

Peace


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