COMING TO FATIH

Anne Lamott writes, “My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.”

We all can probably tell of some journey through the “lily pads” to get to faith. And some of us can say that we are still looking and jumping to the next place… and I hope I always will be. I agree with this quote:

“Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.” Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964)

I pray with the father of the child in Mark’s gospel, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

“All things are possible for one who believes.” Jesus