![]() Some would say that we should not doubt, but I would encourage you to doubt even more. So, we keep searching for a more robust faith. We have put our faith in money and found that it fails to satisfy. We have put our trust in ourselves and called it faith. We have trusted in governments, and some have misled us. We have trusted in heroes and some have failed us. We have all learned to trust throughout our lives. If only every prayer came true.įaith is like trust. ![]() He awoke convinced that a miracle had occurred, only to discover that his impediment was as severe as ever. One night before going to bed, he prayed and asked God to remove his stutter. Having been assured by his uncle that faith can move mountains, Maugham decided to put God to the test. As a young, impressionable man, he read Ernest Renan’s Vie de Jésus, attended church twice a Sunday, and listened intently to the vicar preach. One of my mother’s favorite authors was Somerset Maugham. Faith may accomplish great things, but usually it usually does not relandscape our yard or our countryside. Of course, Jesus was speaking euphemistically as he was prone to do. Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matt. When Matthews recounts this story, he has Jesus even more dramatically say, “…if you have faith as small as a mustard see, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. After all, we haven’t experienced any burning bushes, lightning bolts, blinding lights like Moses, Elijah, or St. Forster described one of his characters as having faith with a small “f.” Most of us suspect that our faith is of the small “f” variety. We suspect that others have more faith than we do. I don’t know about you, but I often feel spiritually inferior when I hear something like this read aloud.įor most of us, faith is no easy task. The disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’” He replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.’” (Luke 17:5-6).
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