Let's Have Another Piece of Pie
Sometimes life cries out for a nice break from the daily routine …… a pie break, so to speak. A time to sit, to listen, to reflect. To taste the sweetness of life.
Hey All. I have been participating at another blog site called Church Set Free. Tomorrow, December 9th, all contributors will be bringing the same topic to the table. “What does worship mean to you?”
It will be fun and interesting and a diversity of thoughts. Please join in and while you are there check out our authors in the menu bar. You may find what you are looking for. 😀
Enjoy!
Cate B
faith |fāθ|
noun
1 complete trust or confidence in someone or something : this restores one’s faith in politicians.
2 strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
• a system of religious belief : the Christian faith.
• a strongly held belief or theory : the faith that life will expand until it fills the universe.
Faith. This word has so many meanings and is attached to so many things. For me it has multiple meanings and I want to clarify one of them here.
Religion. I hate that word because it is so misused. Many will say of me that my religion is Christianity. Or non-denominational or for some is Catholicism or Presbyterian. I beg to differ. For me it is a relationship. I don’t like being categorized as a “born again” Christian – even though I am. But that phrase also means so many different things to people. A word is a word with a definition but in life and experiences those words can mean different things. Many people I have met over the years react negatively to a persons response to what religion are you? If I say Christian then some just do not like that because they were hurt by a Christian or by a Christian church. That can go for any belief. They assume I’m republican. Haha. Give me a break.
Truth is, we’ve all been hurt by someone or some group at least once in our lifetime. I married a pastor and we together have pastored in various locations. I’m sure we have hurt people out of our ignorance and immaturity. Out of our religion.
I just know that over the years my beliefs have changed and my theology has changed. I’ve found that the older I get the less I know. It’s come down to this: I know God sent His only son to live on this earth, to be born as a man and He sacrificed Him on the cross so that through His death and resurrection I can have eternal life. I know because of that I know a God who fully understands what it’s like to be a human and all that entails. Do I fully understand all that? No. But by faith I believe it. I have seen unbelievable things happen in my life and our family and friends to know without a doubt that God is very real. Do we go through hard times? Yes. Read my Prisoner of Hope series https://wingedprisms.com/2012/07/22/our-darkest-day/
So, my faith? I am a lover of God the Father, his son Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. They are my friends. I will gladly keep company with them. They are amazing.
Enjoy!
cate b
Let's Have Another Piece of Pie 