Deacon
Tom Writes,
“Power
Source”
Imagine we could harness the power Jesus
associates with faith. If a tiny amount of faith could transform the physical
environment, and one could move mountains, there would be no limit to the good
that people with just a bit of faith could accomplish. So why do we have so many conditions
that cause us hardship, sorrow, regret and grief? Is Jesus somehow chiding His disciples for lacking
faith?
The sudden urge the Apostles had for more faith
is revealing. Was it because they are finally beginning to realize they needed
to step up their game in order to follow Jesus; or they needed more faith
themselves just to grasp Jesus’ revolutionary teachings about love, forgiveness
and the cost of discipleship? A
little of each, I suspect.
Today there is an obvious need for increased
faith on our part. We need a deep faith to reshape the landscapes of our hearts
and minds so that we realize that God is God and we are the work of His hands. This
is a seismic shift in the prevailing wisdom of our contemporary society that
feeds us non-stop with the toxic messaging that the individual is at the center
of the universe; that holds out an empty wisdom that is relentless in feeding
our egos and boosting our pride that “I” deserve the best, that “I’m # 1, that “I’m”
a self-made person and everybody else has to take their place behind me. Faith is the only antidote that enables
us to see the bigger picture that places God at the center of everything and to
recognize a power above and beyond us…a loving and caring God who invites us to
enjoy and share this world and all its riches with one another and who gives us
the vision there are greater things to come.
Faith gives us a clear vision of what lies ahead
and the obstacles we must overcome to get there. Once the Apostles recognized
the road they were about to travel, they asked Jesus for the Faith to carry on.
A wise request and one worthy of imitation. For, the more our faith increases,
the more we will understand who we are: “we
are unprofitable servants” striving to do what we have been asked to do – love,
forgive and serve.
Enjoy the day!
Deacon Tom
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