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Home > Sacraments > Eucharist > Communion reflections > 30 03 2008 - Why faith is so important? |
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Why faith is so important? Some people think that if you have enough faith life will be plain sailing for you. This, of course, is not so. The fact that you can swim doesn’t give you control over the sea. It doesn’t prevent you from getting knocked about. In the same way faith does not shield us from the hard knocks of life or death. What does faith do? It enables us to live in a topsy-turvy world without getting lost or giving in to despair. It gives us bearings. Just as swimmers trust that if they don’t panic and if they do a few simple things, then the power of the sea will uphold them; so believers entrust their lives to a power greater than themselves, a power greater that us all. This power is the care of our heavenly Father, who brought his Son, Jesus, back from the dead. |
