Friends of Faith:
Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be
afraid; just have faith.” Mk 5:21-43
Seems so simple, but do a faith check; and a fear
check and a trust check….
How are you really doing?
No matter who we are, there is some area of our life
where we “fear” and/or some part of our life where we try to control the
situation (so lack faith or trust.)
I haven’t written for a while partly because I have
“feared” judgment; that my message would be taken politically or in judgment of
another’s fear. And partly because I didn’t want to sound like I was judging
another’s faith or trust.
And because of my fear it’s possible that someone else
hasn’t been supported or lifted up in their own faith. That’s what being a
witness for Christ is all about. That’s what having faith is all about.
What a tangled web we weave – because of fear, because
of a lack of trust – or even because we are trusting in something other than
God himself.
The woman who was hemorrhaging had faith enough to
simply reach out and touch Jesus’ cloak and she was healed. The family of the
dying daughter had enough faith to ask for her healing and she was brought back
to life – from death to life.
Yes, God has that much power – to bring us back to
life. But will we even take the challenge to ask?
My biggest regret looking back at the last 20 or so
months, hasn’t been that I feared sickness or death, but that I lacked faith –
faith enough in your responses; faith enough in the Holy Spirit so that you
would hear HIS message through me. Faith enough that the Holy Spirit would
guide my message so that those reading would be converted, be comforted,
strengthened and given the courage to trust in their own relationship with
Christ Jesus, and in his healing power.
That is what I keep learning that the devil wants – to
keep us in fear; to push down our faith; to take away courage inspired by the
Holy Spirit and most importantly to keep us away from the Eucharist and our communion
of faith – the Church community to which we belong; where we are given strength
in numbers (where 2 or 3 are gathered….)
Go. Ask for God’s healing and conversion. Do not fear.
Just have faith!!!!
Blessings,
Charlotte
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