Faith

I hear people talk about faith a lot, usually in connection to religion. My greatest faith is a prolific belief in everyday things. The thing that gets me through life.

Everyday, I believe I will wake in the morning (although I know, in the back of my mind, that this will not always be true); the car will start; I'll make it to my destination; a paycheck will come; the sun will shine, even behind rain; grasshoppers will jump; clothes will dry on the line; the water heater will not explode; the propane tank will not be struck by lightning; on and on and on, little things that I have confidence in. I believe if I reach for a glass of water, my hand will close around it and I will lift it to my mouth.

Even though I don't adhere to being a Baptist, a Catholic, a Buddhist, I have faith. Without it, I truly would not be able to get up in the morning. I think it outweighs hope.

Most of these things are fallible, but I have faith that even when all my faculties have failed, the sun will still shine, even behind clouds; grasshoppers will jump; clothes will dry on the line.

I find comfort in these small beliefs.