"The Truth Will Set You Free" series of sermons presents sermon #011 on The Blessing of Faith.

Main Entry: 1faith
Pronunciation: 'fAth
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural faiths /'fAths, sometimes 'fA[th]z/
1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : LOYALTY b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions
2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief something greater than oneself (2) : complete trust
3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs <the Amarrian faith>

Brothers and Sisters of Amarr and the lessor races dedicated to God I come to you today with a sermon about perhaps the greatest of blessings provided to us by God. That is the blessing of FAITH itself. How can faith be a blessing you might ask? Well the answer is quite easy in reality.

As a living being it is in our nature to seek knowledge and answers to questions that are enigmas to us. Where do we come from? Where do we go? What created us? What gave us a soul and conciousness? All of these questions are asked by all living beings at one time or another. I myself as a young teenager in military school often wondered at these mysteries of the creation and of our purpose here in this place.

The answers were here all along.

Faith. That simple five letter word means so much for it is our answer to the unknown questions that haunt us to this day. With faith all is clear and nothing is unknown. All things are for a reason both good and bad and we're assured of our place in Gods realm. Yes Faith is a blessing for those who choose to open their eyes and hearts to the truth.

When you have faith there are no questions. You put your beliefs in God and let Him worry about the problems. You know in your heart that God is responsible for everything and God is the architect of the building of our lives. God is the puppetmaster of our show and God the conductor of our orchestra. Without God and Faith one lives in the darkness and despair of self-doubt and confusion. Without God one would spend time wondering in conflict about mysteries and enigmas rather than living a good life.

Without God there is no life.

Where do we come from? Well the obvious answer is God of course. Having faith in God means we don't have to worry about wasting time with foolish questions. Why do things happen? God again orchestrates our lives and provides us not only with the victories but also the defeats. Other virtues like Humility and Commitment are served on us by God. How do we know this? We have Faith.

I must say having Faith is truly liberating. Some would consider a life in service to God as restrictive and structured and to those not of God it is. But this life is also free of worry and concern and gives us the freedom to explore the moment as we don't need to worry about the little things. Faith will provide all the answers we need both in prayer and in the Holy Scriptures. There is no question that can be asked that God has not already answered. We must open ourselves to believe in Him and the answers will be ours.

Faith is the key to open the doorway of our lives and it allows us to enter a state of knowing and wisdom that others without can not even begin to comprehend. Cast free of the worries of self-ego and self-promotion those with Faith are peaceful in heart and mind as all is answered already.

Yes Faith is a blessing for those who open their hearts. Won't you come join me and share in it? I pray you will.

Go with God.

Archbishop
PIE Priest