Sunday, March 27, 2005

Have some faith...

Hundreds of small candles held up in a darkened room. Chantings of gloria and the melodies of the choirs. Hundreds kneeled down, some on hard concrete. All of them came to listen, to celebrate, to pray, to serve or simply to follow.
The wonders of faith.
To be able so many things, to sacrifice time and power, to be able to relinquish oneself of desire save the one to love.
Have you ever been amazed by the power of faith ?
Take any religion or system of belief. Most of them do not have solid scientific backings or other proofs. And yet, thousands flocked in congregations.
To follow a spiritual doctrine not scientifically proven, yet still held fast.

It's amazing when you see the annual pilgrimage of the Muslims to Mecca, when they pray together around the Ka'abah.
Or when thousands gather infront of the St. Peter Cathedral during holy seasons.
Or when you hear the incessant chantings of a Buddhist monk.
Or the stunning serene beauty of a Hindu praying.
Or the energy of Christians congregations.
Or any other religions or religious groups or even cults as a matter of fact.
and why do they do that ?
because they believe.

because God is found everywhere, from the inside of a chapel to a market full of merchants, from the highest of the sky to the deepest of the sea, from the heart of a grandmother to the face of an innocent child.


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