A Man of Faith

  God told Abraham his descendants would be
    as many as the stars of the sky…
                              …as the sands of the sea

  Single stars are countable
    as are grains of sand... 
       ...at least theoretically

  Abraham, yet childless, accepted G-d’s word
    ~ giving nary a thought to practicality
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Woods Avatar
May 27, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Faith is definitely impractical huh? It is illogical too. Although faith is believing without seeing, there are still 4 other senses we can use to confirm belief. Love this... thought provoking and powerful! Xo
Christian Avatar
May 22, 2024 at 12:22 PM
I believe. They told my daughter she may never have children but we know all things are possible with God all in his time. A well written poem
Rodrigues Avatar
May 20, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Truly, as we too must trust that in the end everything will be alright for those who love God!
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