And without faith

   it is impossible to please Him,

for whoever would

           draw near to God

must believe that He exists

and that He rewards those

          who seek Him.

                 Hebrews 11. 6

(Faith means seeking God

    for who He is,

    not just for what He does

    or for our own selfish gain.

Seeking, responding,

    believing and trusting Him

are all elements of faith,

knowing that God is God

            and we are not,

knowing that even in what

       is so very difficult,

we don't have to understand     

                 the mystery,

but just to still stand

     in His steadfast love.

Faith is not waiting for God

                    to show up,

but for us to come before Him.)

O LORD,

You are faithful.

We can go far beyond

    believing that You exist,

by trusting You,

         even in the hard stuff.

Faith is walking with You,

    shoes tied on,

ready to serve right here,

      even when it doesn't seem to matter,

ready to run with You,

                because it does matter.

We just can't see it

      from where we stand.

But You do.

We can stake our lives on that.

We can stake our lives on You.