W
e’re born, we live, we die, and if that’s what you think
life is all about, put down this book. Right now. You
don’t need faith. Not the way I did.
According to Merriam-Webster, faith is defined as: 1)
belief and trust in and loyalty to God; 2) belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion; 3) firm belief in something
for which there is no proof; 4) complete trust. Those definitions are fine on paper, but belief and trust are difficult to
measure.
Most of my life I’ve struggled with the concept of faith.
I grew up in a nonreligious household where there was no
training, no emphasis on God, nothing that would give me
faith in the unknown. I had scientific proof that the sun
would rise each morning, that fall would follow summer,
that I would grow older each year. But faith in God, faith in
myself to achieve my dreams? Hardly.
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