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Faith<br />
Monday, March 16, <strong>2015</strong><br />
My True Self<br />
READ: Luke 8:40-48<br />
KEY VERSE: And He said to her, “… your faith has made you well. Go in<br />
peace.” -Luke 8:48 (NKJV)<br />
For Christians, our defining of faith has been that as unseen, yet hopeful of its<br />
existence or manifestation. We’ve been taught you only need faith the size of<br />
a mustard seed and with time it will grow into something strong, secure and<br />
unmovable. But what is our faith in? God? Our abilities? Or in knowing our<br />
true self?<br />
Paul Tillich, one of my favorite theologians, dares us to give ourselves to<br />
something larger than we are in the hope that we shall find our true selves.<br />
He says this “giving ourselves to something larger” is the heart of religious<br />
faith. The woman in Luke 8:48 gave something larger than what she believed<br />
to possess. When we yield to that which is larger than us – the Almighty –we,<br />
too, will experience faith and call ourselves well and at peace.<br />
–Rev. Laura O. White<br />
LOOKING WITHIN: What prevents me from giving my all to something larger<br />
than my understanding? How can I experience the essence of my faith and<br />
live an abundant life?<br />
Dear Lord, I pray for the wisdom to know you are greater in ways I could<br />
ever imagine. I pray that I experience my faith in you and your faith in me.<br />
In the name of Jesus I ask it all. Amen.<br />
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