Intangible faith

If you were to ask me, I would tell you that I tend not to deal well with things that are intangible. I want to see it in front of me, be able to touch it, to physically feel it under my fingertips.

But if you really think about it, the most important things in our lives are comprised of the intangible. Belief in God, friendship, love – all of these are intangible, you can’t hold them in your hand. They are possible because we take a leap, a leap of faith.

They all ask for a belief in a greater power, confidence in another. While I like to classify myself as fearless, I can't always be. Sometimes it's fear - or at a minimum, doubt - that keeps me from making that leap of faith, jumping into unknown waters. I don’t want to pose a question if I’m unsure of the answer.

I’m a work in progress, trying to live aware of the past and hopeful for the future, but with a tighter focus on the moment standing immediately in front of me. I can’t change the past. The future will unfold as it will. So this moment now is all that I can affect. I have to be ok with the intangible and not having everything always figured out. Besides, if I did…what fun is there in that?