In English on Tuesday my professor had the class come up with finite things that fit the five senses and some powerful verbs. Then she told us to use the things/words on the board to write a paragraph about faith. She gave us a few minutes to write and then everyone shared their paragraphs. I liked mine a lot, so I thought I'd share.
Faith is not polished marble. I think at times we feel as though it should be - magnificent, strong, finished. We feels as though we've failed somehow because ours is not, like we don't measure up. But to have faith of polished marble is not faith at all. Marble cannot grow - it's cold, lifeless, set in it's way. True faith is warmth, growth, change, and it encompasses your whole self. True faith defenestrates fears, magnifies truth, and diminishes life's superfluous cares. True faith is what leads us to our knees, pleading and begging our God to grant us the early morning light of forgiveness, entreating Him daily for the change of heart that will eradicate our imperfections. And true faith is recognizing that this desired change of heart will not, can not, come at once, but is something that must be nourished and grown over time.
