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Believe, That You May Understand

If you’re waiting for the proof, you will never arrive. Have faith, believe, and then you’ll understand.

October’s Awakening, Day 1:

Therefore, seek not to understand so that you may believe, but believe that you may understand; for 'unless you believe, you will not understand.'

 -Augustine of Hippo, citing Isaiah 7:9b

If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’ ” Isaiah 7:9b NIV

Faith and Reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth. 

 -Pope John Paul II

            If you are waiting for the proof before you believe, you will never arrive. Our human ability to reason and understand will only take us so far. Even then, oftentimes, what we think is true or has been proven by science is overturned at the next unimaginable and unforeseen discovery. Our knowledge and understanding of the truth of the universe is imperfect, and mistakes and misinterpretation of the data will always take place. Although this knowledge, perception, and understanding of our infinitely complex world are continually increasing, we will never become all-knowing like God.

            Faith is that other wing which we must latch onto to soar to the heights of the full knowledge of His truth set forth from before creation itself. Faith is not contrary to science, it is essential and complementary to it. Faith allows us to come to a place of knowledge, belief, and understanding by jumping ahead at light-speed rather than moving along our information highway at a snail’s pace, and unknowing and doubting all along the way. Have faith, believe, and you will truly understand.