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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hi, I'm Richard England, Vicar of Crofton Parish in the Church of England
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What is faith? Some people just equate it with belief. Others say that it's believing in something despite the evidence
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little more than superstition. But faith isn't quite the same as belief
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Actually, it's closer to trust. I may believe that this chair can hold my weight
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But until I sit on it, I'm not demonstrating faith. Faith is when I put my belief into action and sit down
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I'm putting my trust in the chair not to give way. But this isn't a great demonstration of faith
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I can see the chair. I can test its ability to hold me. Putting our faith in God is putting our faith in someone we can't see
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That's why it's called faith. Sometimes we think there's like a religious gene or something
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Some people seem to be wired to have religious faith. but not the rest of us. I'm not sure if that's true. We all have faith in something. A partner
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a job, a family, a football team. For Christians, those things are good but can always give way
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Putting your faith in God, however, is putting your trust in the one person who never will
