Sticking with it

The only way to live in this painful existence is through faith. But to Kierkegaard, faith is not a mental conviction about doctrine, nor positive religious feelings, but a passionate commitment to God in the face of uncertainty. Faith is a risk (the "leap of faith"), an adventure that requires the denial of oneself. To choose faith is wh

Faith, in contrast, reminds us of the ever-changing flow of life, with all its movement and possibility. Faith is the capacity of the heart that allows us to draw close to the present and find there the underlying thread connecting the moment’s experience to the fabric of all of life. It opens us to a bigger sense of who we are and what we are capa

Faith does not mean certainty. It means the courage to live with uncertainty. It does not mean having the answers, it means having the courage to ask the questions and not let go of God, as he does not let go

There is always a point when we resent the effort we have to make and want to quit. Paradoxically, these dark moments are what give us the opportunity to develop faith. If during these times of demoralization when the outer world promises nothing you find the will to push yourself forward, you are relying on higher, inner forces. That is faith. As

Faith is a deeply held conviction that there is a higher meaning in life that cannot be proved by outer events.

Faith demands patience in the face of a future that we cannot see and the determination to make good things happen.

Faith is not a thing of the mind; it is not an intellectual certainty or a felt conviction of the heart. It is a sustained decision to take God with utter seriousness as the God of my life. It is to live out each hour in a practical, concrete affirmation that God is Father and he is `in heaven'. It is a decision to shift the centre of our lives fro