Religion
Religion sometimes comes in huge leaps. Religion sometimes comes in small steps. But Religion still comes when we call. It is always there for us. To remind us that we are not alone, that there is an entire world of unseen blessings, angels working for our benefit, and a God in heaven that loves us.
Faith should not be blind, but should be informed, well informed. The faith part comes in when you have all the facts and you believe anyway. That’s quite a leap.
I fly off on a wing and a prayer quite often, or so it seems. I am a planner. I look at all options. I weight all of the facts. And for all of my good intentions, there are still times when I simply must close my eyes, say a prayer to God and then jump as high and hard as I can.
Amazingly enough when this happens I always land were I am supposed to, I always make my way along as if “that was supposed to happen”. I feel like one of the Keystone Cops who has caught Charlie Chaplin by accident.
Sometimes I think faith is the banana peel on the metaphysical plan that lets God know if you are paying attention or not. If you are paying attention, have a conversation with the heavens from time to time, and are heading in the right direction you will easily avoid the banana peel.
However, if you have your nose stuck in your life and are not paying attention to the universe and its wisdom, but are blindly charging down alleys, forgetting to check in with God, and, in general, not paying attention to what is really happening around you, God throws out a banana peel.
You slip, you fall, you reach for help. If you know that the help will be there, you have faith. What a miracle it is to know that there is a safety net. Too bad we only use it when things are truly out of whack with the universe.
Faith should not be blind, but should be informed, well informed. The faith part comes in when you have all the facts and you believe anyway. That’s quite a leap.
I fly off on a wing and a prayer quite often, or so it seems. I am a planner. I look at all options. I weight all of the facts. And for all of my good intentions, there are still times when I simply must close my eyes, say a prayer to God and then jump as high and hard as I can.
Amazingly enough when this happens I always land were I am supposed to, I always make my way along as if “that was supposed to happen”. I feel like one of the Keystone Cops who has caught Charlie Chaplin by accident.
Sometimes I think faith is the banana peel on the metaphysical plan that lets God know if you are paying attention or not. If you are paying attention, have a conversation with the heavens from time to time, and are heading in the right direction you will easily avoid the banana peel.
However, if you have your nose stuck in your life and are not paying attention to the universe and its wisdom, but are blindly charging down alleys, forgetting to check in with God, and, in general, not paying attention to what is really happening around you, God throws out a banana peel.
You slip, you fall, you reach for help. If you know that the help will be there, you have faith. What a miracle it is to know that there is a safety net. Too bad we only use it when things are truly out of whack with the universe.
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