Faith
“The believer can only perfect his faith on the ocean of nihilism, temptation and doubt; he has been assigned the ocean of uncertainty as the only possible site for his faith.”
Joseph Ratzinger, Introduction to Christianity
Inspired by the many conversations I’ve had lately, these words emerged in my journal today. I have no aspirations of becoming a poet. Frankly, I really don’t get it. Yet, the most powerful images of my heart find voice in verse on occasion.
News, rumor, opinion:
indiscernible slush.
Twisted and turned around,
I lose my footing.
Seeing, I believe,
Dogma, shrouds [...]
“Faith is to believe what we don’t see…
and as a result of faith, we see what we believe.”
–A Christian Serbian refugee
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