| What is faith? Faith is a strong commitment in believing | | | | through the power of faith overcome great obstacles |
| in someone or something. Faith can be applied to | | | | both emotional and physical. |
| almost anything. I have faith that my mail will be | | | | Faith gets us through some of the toughest times in |
| delivered everything Monday through Saturday. I have | | | | our lives. Faith allows people to pass on to the other |
| faith in my children, that they will do the right things in | | | | side without fear and anxiety. Faith helps the struggling |
| life. I have faith that the sun will rise every morning and | | | | young family to cope with life and the uncertainties of |
| will set every evening. However, this is not the kind of | | | | the future. Faith can help us heal ourselves and others. |
| faith I want to discuss. The type of faith I am referring | | | | Faith is mankind’s way of dealing with almost |
| to is the spiritual faith. Faith that there is something | | | | any situation. Without spiritual faith, life would be |
| larger than us out there, faith that once we leave this | | | | certainly unbearable. |
| physical plain we will not just cease to exist but move | | | | It doesn’t matter what faith you are or what |
| onto another place or phase of existence. | | | | you believe. Faith is all encompassing. In my travels I |
| Faith has been put to task in most religions and | | | | have attended faith gatherings of many different |
| requires you to have faith blindly. There is no tangible, | | | | religions and the one commonality is they all have faith |
| tactile or physical backing for this faith, but you are | | | | in a supreme being, something greater than |
| asked to have it completely. It has been stated that if | | | | themselves. They all have faith that this life is not for |
| you have as much faith as a grain of sand you could | | | | nothing and we will move on to a better place once |
| move mountains. Christianity is based on faith in a | | | | our time here on earth is done. They all have faith that |
| savior, that if you have complete faith in him then you | | | | through love, understanding and doing deeds for the |
| will be granted immediate access to heaven, as all | | | | greater good their faith will be enhanced and |
| your worldly sins will be forgiven. Islam promotes faith | | | | rewarded. |
| in Allah, the Supreme Being, and that Muhammad was | | | | Without faith where would we be today? Most |
| a prophet who was given the message of the Quran | | | | civilizations were developed due to one faith or the |
| from the angel Gabriel. That all who believe in Allah | | | | other. Even in countries that are considered savage |
| and follow the teachings of the Quran will be given a | | | | and undeveloped they have a faith. They believe in a |
| place in heaven. Buddhism is based on faith, which then | | | | God or many Gods and have faith that they will |
| transcends into the spiritual awakening of the soul. The | | | | provide for them. |
| Native Americans were extremely faith based. They | | | | In today’s society, we hear a lot about faith, |
| may not have been what European culture expected, | | | | there are preachers on TV who claim they can heal |
| but they had extreme faith in Mother Earth and the | | | | through faith, and there are those who take advantage |
| Gods and Goddesses who ruled the earth to provide | | | | of people’s faith. But nonetheless, faith abounds. |
| for them what they needed. Unfortunately, their faith in | | | | Our faith in faith is unrelenting. Without faith we would |
| some ways was their downfall. | | | | be lost. |
| I personally have seen faith at work. I am fortunate in | | | | Faith is one reason we have developed We want to |
| that I had a near death experience as a young child, of | | | | be a place where all souls can come together. We |
| which I have written about in my article | | | | promote “Believing is the Key”, that no |
| “Believe”, and due to this experience my | | | | belief system is right or wrong as long as you have |
| faith in the spiritual world has been unrelenting. I have | | | | faith. |
| also been involved with prayer groups who have, | | | | |