A woman I knew would always put herself down when she thought she had not done her best (which was often). The expression she used was, I’m not walking on water yet. Her idea was that she could never meet her own expectations of what Jesus wanted her to do. Father Joseph, the priest at the Catholic Church where I am the organist, tied walking on water with taking a leap of faith. He encouraged us to speak to people we normally would ignore, or try a food we think we don’t like, or to try anything which takes us out of our comfort zone. Writing, for instance, is a frightening activity at first, because you’re putting your thoughts out there for everyone to interpret, critique, or challenge. Art, in all of its forms, is an act of bravery. Raising a child is a supreme leap of faith! The world needs us right now, so let’s open our hearts and follow where it leads today!
"The calm, strong currents of true spirituality, the manifestations of which are health, purity, and self-immolation, must deepen human experience, until the beliefs of material existence are seen to be a bald imposition, and sin, disease, and death give everylasting place to the scientific demonstration of divine Spirit and to God's spiritual, perfect man." Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 99:23
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