Topic: Faith

While faith is a gift, blessings come to those who are prepared to wrestle with their faith.

Jesus calls us to entrust ourselves into the care of the Spirit who will carry us into the unknown future of God.

The “things” we so readily put our trust in, or find our identity in, will all fall, and only God’s love and care for us will remain.

Believing and following Jesus is about faith because certainty is impossible and doubts are unavoidable.

In the face of a major disaster, Jesus’ call to not worry is both challenged and illuminated.

Those who trust God and remain flexible enough to change and grow will have nothing to fear from God’s strong hands.

Faith is not the absence of doubt, but the courage and trust to be faithful to God in your your actions and life, despite doubts and disappointments.

Growth in faith and love come as we work through tough times together for God.

God’s new culture of forgiveness is entered by faith, and sometimes it is even vicarious faith.

Every relationship in the universe – between God and creation, between humans, and between humans and creation – is driven by three dynamics: justice, mercy and faith.

We are given gifts from God – faith, love and hope – to help us cope with all that is less than God – especially when ‘principalities and powers’ overwhelm us.

In the pain of discouragement, God keeps whispering to us: I am still with you, and the future has possibilities you have not dreamed of. So take courage, keep at it, hold on, don’t give up.