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What is Faith?
What is faith? On the surface it may look like blind trust. The skeptic looks at spirituality and only sees people indulging in wishful thinking about things they can’t see.But if you’ve ever been touched by the spirit, you know it’s not that simple. Faith is the opposite of blind trust. It’s something in the human heart that knows in the deepest and most intimate sense that there is something eternal and that this is profoundly connected with human beings.
To honor this simple truth, all the religions of the world were created. They differ on many points. And yet they all agree that there is a divine presence in the world and that humans honor this presence best by leading meaningful and ethical lives.
But do the answers of the past have any value for us today? Do we need to use yesterday’s language, or do we have to recast eternal truths in newer and fresher forms? Does an individual have to find his or her own truth, or can faith only be found in a community and a tradition? We invite your thoughts and feelings.
