THE POWER OF FAITH



"If you will have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there', and it shall move. And nothing will be impossible for you." (Mathew 17:19) This is the power of faith as revealed by Jesus Christ. Faith is so powerful because when man have faith, he is linked with God Almighty. The power from the Supreme One will flow to him uninterrupted. How many of us have faith in God? May be none. In order to display the faith in God one need not push away the mountain. Can he turn up down a small dry leaf lying  on the floor? No one may be there to do this. It is not a magic. Unbelievable results can be there if we have faith in God. If we have faith in the Supreme One we can heal the sick or feed the hungry. Jesus told us: "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I did to this tree and even more." (Mathew 21:21)

Lack of faith must be the reason for many to say that their prayers are not answered by God. No prayer without faith shall reach God. Mathew 21:22 reiterate this: "All things whatsoever that you shall ask for in prayer, believing you shall receive."  Faith cannot be acquired by our efforts. "For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves,  for it is a gift of God." (Ephesians 2:8)  And this must be the reason for us to say that our prayers are not answered.

Even though we do not have faith, the Catholics loudly pray both individually and collectively that 'I believe in God ... ' Without having faith in the Almighty God we falsely procaim our faith. Therefore, we must correct our  prayer. Instead of  asking for our needs and wishes we must pray the Great One to bestow us with faith. And also we must stop uttering "I believe in God..." Every time we make only one prayer, "Grant us faith, God".

K V George 

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