Belief is a simple recognition of being and doing. Belief is what sustains many and makes us a people who live with more freedom. Belief gives us a system of laws rooted in a rule of life.

Belief is what we share each time we proclaim and share our statement faith in the Nicene Creed. Belief is when we witness God's GRACE in the birth of a new life whether it be a baby, a puppy, or the tulips that break through the cold crust of a long winter. Belief is found in the beauty of finding a partner to share our lives with.

The belief Paul shares in his Epistle to the church in Corinth is that Jesus is our belief as we see our savior in one another. Belief is knowing that Jesus came to be with us and shared a new way with us - the way put forth in his mortal life to share a kind and loving God. The essence of all we do relies on our faith and community.

Thanksgiving for this gift is found in the many whom we touch in dark and lonely places by offering belief in a flawed and cruel world. Sharing this is a gift of GRACE that comes from within and is only visible by our actions.

Eternity is ours when we believe.