Greetings brothers and sisters of Amarr. I come today to speak to you of FAITH and the role it plays in our lives. While there is no prescribed method to "confess" one's sins to anyone other than God in prayer I have had on occasion the opportunity to speak with Amarrians who come seeking religious advice and spontaneously confess some sin or transgression. I see the changes in their heart as they beg the forgiveness of God and realize the error of their ways. While my role is not as a professional "confessional advisor" I do my best to offer advice to those in need when the call arises.

Recently a young Amarrian was referred to me by his parents. This lad, all of 27 years old, had a bright future ahead of him. He joined the Imperial Religious Institute and was trained in the ancient scriptures. Likewise he was trained in ship navigation and command skills and was an adept student.

This young man came to me with stories of great victories over foes of one sort or another, of fighting the Minmatar on several occasion (which I verified as true), of educating the wayward Minmatar in the way of God and helping the poor. He seemed committed to the cause of God and Empire.

Yet he was also somewhat "undedicated" in my opinion....

How ask you? Well while he did all these wonderful things he did them only on occasion. He was always ready with a story of some conquest for his parents an friends and tried to appear the great servant of Amarr and God....

He also disappeared for months on end to "explore" or "holiday". He stated "I was always fighting evil" and "I always help the poor" yet he could provide no examples in the way he provided examples of his exploits over the Minmatar. I asked him about this discrepency in his life and he offered nothing but silence.

He had no answer.

It seems this young man was living a dual life. Claiming the cause of God when it was convenient and forsaking it when it was not. Claiming great success helping the downtrodden and poor in beautifully written stories of valour yet vanishing at other times and abandoning all he knew.

It seems he thought faith in God was a part-time job....

Obviously this would not do. I told him to make a decision. To live his life for God all the time, every day of his life, until he passes to paradise and the gates.

Or not.

Faith is not a part-time job. I would question the dedication to the cause of God for anyone who seems to live that life only part-time. I am not speaking of taking a week off for a monestary retreat or going planetside for medical treatment rather I speak of vanishing all together and returning with great claims or no claims at all of action that would glorify God.

The cause of Faith requires a lifetime of service and obedience. We can not step aside and do whatever we want when it's convenient then expect the gates of paradise to open for us. We can not expect to avoid the hypocrisy of living a life for God and a life for ourselves at the same time.

We can not hide the truth when we do...

This young man spoke for several hours with me showing varied emotions. Defensivness, anger, rage, submission, contempt and finally acceptance. Acceptance of the fact Faith is not a part-time job and a dedication to a cause is a lifetime commitment.

You are dedicated or not. You live your life and your cause every day of your life.

There is no half-way point.... God does not give change.

Archbishop