Wednesday, July 23, 2008

From the CIA's Porch

As I sit on my parents porch watching the rain come down on my day off of work, I found myself thinking of the problem of spiritual induction. I recently told someone one of my little sayings: as the sun set on our joyous pasttimes and we find ourselves in the shadows, it is Hope that reminds us the sun will surely rise again.

Hope keeps our eyes on the prize and helps us cope with problems we find ourselves in. and Faith gives Hope substance so that our hope is not a farse and not in vein. Furthermore, without Love we could never experience Faith, which makes it the greatest of these. So when I witness people going through hardtimes and seem so at peace, it ultimately is through Love, but immediately is such a deep understanding of Hope.

It is a funny thing that I think we can see that in these people of great Love, but it still seems so silly without also possessing the same spiritual understanding; it can be seen, but not always understood. So I ask you and myself: are we merely observers, or are we understanders. I hope we all become the later, if we're not already there!