If we know something, what faith is required of us? But then I can ask, "what do we really know?" Couples get married every day knowing that they will be together forever, but the divorce rate is about 50%. Children are born to parents who know that their child will be raised to be a certain way, and 15 years later scratch their heads wondering what they could have done differently. We know the sky is blue, but what if that's just our perception? All I'm saying is that knowing is overrated, and if we were to examine it, we would find that we live by faith most of our waking hours. We depend on others to come through for us, and we count on our relationships to be stable and longstanding. So "faith", according to the writer of Hebrews, is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. When we live our lives with this certainty and this sureness, we live faithfully and fully. When relationships are wrought with insecurety, they are fragile with little hope for surviving. But when we live with confidence in our relationships, especially in our relationship with God, we live our lives reinforced by a spiritual strength that can weather almost any storm. So today, step out and live by faith.
Readings: Ezekiel 24:1-26:21; Hebrews 11:1-16; Psalm 110:1-7; Proverbs 27:14
