Faith is assurance and trust that even if our dreams
fail, the pursuit of them is worthwhile.
Faith is an endorsement of ends regardless of successful (or unsuccessful)
means. James Earl Ray had hopes that he could
assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr., but even if he did not, he had faith that
what he intended to do was the right thing to do. Martin Luther King hoped to realize dreams of
brotherhood, but even if the he did not, he knew his dreams were validated by
the Eternal. Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego had hopes that God would protect them, but even if he did not this
would not diminish their faith in him nor diminish their conviction in the rectitude
of their actions. Humankind does what it
can or will energized by hope, but looks for fundamental and ultimate
validation from transcendental powers. Thus in human affairs, hope is always of
necessity buttressed by faith.
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