"Faith is the substance
of things hoped for;
the evidence of things not seen."
the evidence of things not seen."
-- St. Paul
Peace on Earth. Goodwill. Brotherhood. How remote they are to our mortal eyes.
But even in this shattered life, we glimpse something greater.
Faith may be the substance of that "something greater" hoped for, although it seems to me not the substance but the lifeline that keeps us connected, however tenuously, to Spirit. Evidence? Not the kind of evidence presented in a courtroom or academia; but evidence that something lifts us out of our thin perceptions and our fixations in time.
We can draw on another kind of evidence. Beauty, of sight, sound, or intellect -- along with love -- is also a signal path from realms that have no beginning or end, no limitations other than those we cling to.
My wish for you this holiday season is beauty. Beauty never lies. Even in this world of appearances, it is evidence that the higher ideals we seek are real.
1 comment:
Merry Christmas, Rick!
You are one of the few people on the web who thinks like I do, especially on spiritual matters.
Keep writing, my friend.
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