Belief and Disbelief
“We both believe and disbelieve a hundred times an hour
which keeps believing nimble.”
--Emily Dickinson
What would it have been like to know and talk with Emily Dickinson? From time to time one of her great lines appears and it makes so much sense. She was/is so insightful. The quote above is one of those insightful quotes.
The struggle to trust God in all things is very difficult. Trusting calls for a leap of faith. Life really is acting as if we trust; and then, when we discover that we are kept safe, trust emerges.
As we take the necessary time to listen to our hearts, we discover a dialogue is going on! The dialogue is between belief and disbelief. It goes something like this, “Should I leave this place of comfort, not knowing whether there is going to be comfort beyond this place?”
Leaping into uncharted spaces, we can discover the boundaries of God’s love are greater than we imagined. We find an “at-homeness” that keeps expanding.
Are you ready for the weekend? It is filled with hundreds of possibilities. Leap into the spaciousness of the eternal, ever-present one; or…debate about it; or … stay in the present; or …???
May believing stay nimble.
A prayer: God, my weekend will have many opportunities to leap, embrace me.
--Ben Keckler
05.20.11
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Daily Devotion - Monday, May 17
Thank You, Emily
“We both believe and disbelieve a hundred times an hour
which keeps believing nimble.”
--Emily Dickinson
What would it have been like to know and talk with Emily Dickinson? From time to time one of her great lines appears and it makes so much sense. She was so insightful. The quote above is one of those insightful quotes.
The struggle to trust God in all things is so very difficult. Trusting calls for a real leap of faith. Life really is acting in faith as if we trust and then, when we discover that we are kept safe, trust emerges. When we take enough time to listen to our hearts, we encounter a dialog going on – a dialog between belief and disbelief. It goes something like this:
“Should I leave this place of comfort, not knowing whether
there is going to be comfort beyond this place?”
As we leap into the uncharted space, we discover that the boundaries of God’s love are greater than we imagined. We find an “at-home-ness” that keeps expanding.
It’s a new week filled with hundreds of possibilities. Leap into the spaciousness of the eternal, ever-present one; or…debate about it; or … stay in the present; or …???
May your trusting stay nimble.
--Ben Keckler
05.17.10
“We both believe and disbelieve a hundred times an hour
which keeps believing nimble.”
--Emily Dickinson
What would it have been like to know and talk with Emily Dickinson? From time to time one of her great lines appears and it makes so much sense. She was so insightful. The quote above is one of those insightful quotes.
The struggle to trust God in all things is so very difficult. Trusting calls for a real leap of faith. Life really is acting in faith as if we trust and then, when we discover that we are kept safe, trust emerges. When we take enough time to listen to our hearts, we encounter a dialog going on – a dialog between belief and disbelief. It goes something like this:
“Should I leave this place of comfort, not knowing whether
there is going to be comfort beyond this place?”
As we leap into the uncharted space, we discover that the boundaries of God’s love are greater than we imagined. We find an “at-home-ness” that keeps expanding.
It’s a new week filled with hundreds of possibilities. Leap into the spaciousness of the eternal, ever-present one; or…debate about it; or … stay in the present; or …???
May your trusting stay nimble.
--Ben Keckler
05.17.10
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