Everyone is at least somewhat familiar with what the Christians regard as faith. It is communicated boldly in countless sermons, sung with passion in numerous songs, and finds itself as a pivotal word in the religious world. However, I think this topic has been overlooked and poorly understood by many people today (including myself). Throughout his book, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis has shed some light on this topic in a way that has helped me to further understand what having faith truly means. As simple as it may seem, faith is one of the most complex topics I know; it is able to weave itself into one’s daily life without being recognized immediately, it can be lost in less than a blink of the eye, and it is simply difficult (and nearly impossible without Help) to master. Lewis has been helpful by providing an analogy saturated with truth and applicability:
“Now faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.” (Lewis, 140)
Lewis addresses two key words in his statement that are essential to understand in order to further one’s thought process with this analogy. Read More »
