A Definiton of Faith

Fear heard the phone ringing, and negative thoughts raced through his restless mind. Uncertain what might be at the end of the phone line, Fear refused to 
pick up the phone.  "Perhaps I will be asked to do something different and difficult", Fear thought to himself.  Thousand of "what ifs" and "I doubt its" 
forced Fear to freeze, as he said to himself,  "I can't".                               

Faith has five senses like all the rest, but Faith refuses to allow them to be locked in a box.  Faith heard the same ringing, and raced to the phone, anticipating myriads of opportunities.  Faith sees the same dark tunnels as do others; Faith has the same information and hears the same scary sounds; but even with mixed emotions, Faith keeps on walking because he believes that "He can."

Faith was never a lunatic or fanatic, but he realized that a mile always begins with the first step. Faith recalls that Peter never failed to walk on the water; 
only that his walk was a condensed version.

09072017 PS, Contest, A Definition of Faith, Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer, POTD
Form: Didactic; Contest: Enter Your Own Competition; Theme: Faith; Criterion: Be true to form; 1P

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 9/25/2017 8:45:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, Curtis. for the contest ...Hugs Eve ~`*
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Date: 9/25/2017 10:40:00 AM
Curtis, CONGRATULATIONS on your placement!
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Date: 9/9/2017 1:00:00 PM
Congratulations on receiving POTD!
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Date: 9/9/2017 12:55:00 PM
Nicely done, Curtis, congratulations on POTD! Hugs Eve ~`*
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Date: 9/9/2017 10:57:00 AM
Unusual and powerful! Congratulations.
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Date: 9/9/2017 9:26:00 AM
Congrats!!! on POTD Curtis...Yahoo!!!...^WW^
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Date: 9/9/2017 7:51:00 AM
Congrats on POTD Curtis Maria
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Date: 9/9/2017 7:15:00 AM
Congrats on potd Curtis :) enjoyed!
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Date: 9/9/2017 6:44:00 AM
Congrats on your POTD honor curtis!
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Date: 9/9/2017 4:42:00 AM
What a lovely story - it was quite clear he was good hearted lad from the start - I hope the blind man helps him to see more in life and a well deserved finish for the both of them - also a well deserved POTD to you . . . ; )
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Date: 9/7/2017 2:46:00 PM
Too many of us let fear take the lead. We all need the faith part. I really enjoyed this and, in fact, needed to read something like this. Thank you.
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