I have made it a life-long mission to understand faith and to practice it. It’s life-long not because it is difficult to achieve but because I am such a slow learner. Peter isn’t the only one who has heard the question from Jesus, ‘Why do you have such little faith?’ Therefore, my antenna is always up as I read the Scriptures. And what I see is Jesus constantly acknowledging, rewarding, and encouraging faith. So, I think to understand what faith looks like; all we must do is take a close look at it in stories recorded in the Gospels. In them, we read that Jesus found faith in the most unlikely people and the most unlikely settings. But when he found it – he called it out. He said, ‘See here, this is what I am talking about – this is what I desire'.
My hope, as we examine some of these stories, is that we will understand that what is required of us is not compliance to a set of rules or prescribed behavior, but faith. A faith that acknowledges who God is and then attaches that knowledge to where life is lived is a faith that travels. And that is a faith worth pursuing.
And so, I have created a facebook page (Story and Faith) to serve as a landing spot for some of these stories. Stories that have been expanded for the purpose of digging deeper into the context and finding the "faith" that lies within. COME AND JOIN ME THERE - I would love your input and thoughts.
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