Faith is...

Faith is not about having the right answers to the right questions. Faith is not about being correct. Faith is not ticking in the right boxes in the multiple-choice test of beliefs. Faith is not about agreeing with facts. Faith is not about knowing how things are. Faith is not about saying certain words or phrases. Faith is not a certain pattern of behavior.

Faith is a hunger and a thirst. Faith is a craving for that which can fill us. Faith is the emptiness of our being that calls out to be filled by God. Faith is the poverty of the heart, which leaves room for God to enter. Faith is like the hart that longs for streams of life-giving waters. Faith is like the burning desire of the bride for the bridegroom on her wedding night. Faith is the trembling of the soul before emptiness, desiring contact at any price.