Faith is Difficult

perhaps faith
in Sacred Love
in Sacred Presence
even in the reality of Sacred
is so difficult

because all human attempts to explain
the unexplainable
to contain the limitless mystery
are inadequate

no images
no teachings completely work
and we are left with more questions than answers
and with tensions we cannot resolve

and so we are asked to live in ambivalence
faithfully

it is not for the faint of heart
and in the end
all we are left with are those brief
moments when we experience Sacred
and we know
and cling to those faint shards of
certainty
and stumble forward
awkwardly

so awkwardly
(our efforts to reflect our Sacred heritage
being oddly counter productive. The harder we try
the worst we seem to do)

searching for the light
in the gathering
dark
trusting
that Sacred is there
and we will find our way
home