Parakalein

Faith has come to mean two things:

1) The particular faith I live in and believe in, like Christian, Catholic, Presbyterian, Non-Denominational, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu etc.  My faith community.


2) Faith as a way of living and being separate from any particular religious community of Faith though it may be expressed through one of those communities of faith but not in an egoistic, self inclusive, other excluding way.  This is the kind of faith that moves mountains that fill pot wholes, that establishes justice, assures tranquility, and provides for a spiritual not physical defensive system.

When Jesus said when I come will I find faith on the earth it was not the first sense but the second sense that he had in mind.  It was not when he comes will he find Catholics, Jews, Buddhists as if the community of faith are the issue.  It was will I find people living into and out of a faith orientation that sees what others do not see:  Ways to alleviate suffering, ways to help people grow in grace through suffering, ways to teach people how to minimize suffering by healthier care of oneself and of others ("Loving your neighbors as yourself").

This kind of faith is inclusive of many communities of faith.  This faith though the size of a mustard seed can grow into a community that is not based on anything but faith, the community of heaven where all is forgive, all is understood, no one is misunderstood, where no one is first or last but all are welcomes to the head of the class.  The class of people who have learned to live by faith and not by sight!

What doe stour faith monitor read today?