tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post6439238694680415382..comments2024-03-18T15:28:13.866-04:00Comments on A Concord Pastor Comments: The deep faith of others in our livesConcord Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-19268867563194727982011-08-04T11:04:18.305-04:002011-08-04T11:04:18.305-04:00Beautiful post. Made me shed a tear.
I think th...Beautiful post. Made me shed a tear. <br /><br />I think that is my faith talking to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-5429991442551150042011-08-03T07:44:08.289-04:002011-08-03T07:44:08.289-04:00Thank you both for putting into words what is so o...Thank you both for putting into words what is so often difficult for me to express. Michelle, you are not alone on that roller coaster.Frannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-76315262745574278962011-08-02T22:10:38.814-04:002011-08-02T22:10:38.814-04:00Look for, observe, find, follow, depend on, deligh...Look for, observe, find, follow, depend on, delight in, delve into, enjoy, rest in the faith of others who pass through our life...Concord Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-16172273241127947792011-08-02T21:39:00.718-04:002011-08-02T21:39:00.718-04:00like a roller coaster...
up and down and swerving ...like a roller coaster...<br />up and down and swerving this way and that, jerking you abruptly and even violently...<br />yes, this is kind of what it is like inside of me, with my thoughts and ideas and beliefs...<br /><br /><br />I often question my faith.<br />My faith is something that I know is extremely important to me, but yet, it is something that causes me great confusion and worry and fear and even, I think, pain.<br />I go back and forth in my mind, turning things over, questioning, trying to answer, usually with not much success...<br />and then I am exhausted.<br />and I think at THAT point is probably when my most productive praying happens.<br />And you should know, at this point, often I don't have many words for my prayers- sometimes, only tears.<br />But I have learned (from a very important person, and from their faith) that THIS is an important form of prayer.<br />...hmmm, I just realized that I went off the subject of faith and went into prayer...<br />but, they go together anyway, so maybe this is okay...<br />Anyway, I often question my faith and wonder if it is right and good enough and lots of other things...<br />and then I realize, often at a very critical moment, that my faith somehow is what has kept, and does now, keep me safe, somehow, time and time again-<br /><br />and the faith of others-<br />a few others-<br />has somehow kept my faith alive-<br />(and I don't understand this, but with faith, I think maybe that is part of the point- you don't have to understand all of it- that's part of what faith does- helps you when you just don't understand and feel that you just can't do anymore... )<br />so, as very confusing as it is, faith is a very powerful thing and it is what is keeping me going, somehow...michellenoreply@blogger.com