faith, out of the darkness ..

talking with someone
mentioned i had never been to europe
his response .. we are an infant nation
their boredom is ennui
as in 'boredom with an air of antiquity'

that unexpected crass response to a simple comment jars the mind
it stems from an experienced sense of distress and disappointment
a blatant negativity underlying a simple response to a simple statement
a depressing worldview
a hopeless (?) taste to whatever the menu
a sense of what's-it-all-for
uselessness

and then, as i walk away in shock at his vulgarity on this bright sunny day, after a day or 3 of rainy stuff
i pour cold water over my mind
and shock my self back to reality

my reality is not so apparent
or hopeless
it's more of a perception
a reality that lies in shadows
out of the direct light of the sun
a reality gained by adopting a spiritual worldview infused by the Spirit of Creator

it requires faith
and a willingness to use faith to see what would otherwise be not-so-visible
hiding in the dank darkened alley between 2 tall buildings

faith
illuminating
seeing what's there
what's hidden in the alley

out of that vision rises a certain sense of meaning
bringing significance to an otherwise gloomy human history, even history with an air of civility
allowing for hope, even in the rearview of dispondence at the utter meaninglessness of it all
the massive waste
the persistent ruination of good
evil dressed in the savoire faire of 'class', with an extended pinky, daintily holding a cuppa

hope

erupting from faith
in a world where what is seen is not what is ..
the goodnews of Creator that leads to cosmic reconciliation is grounded in faith from beginning to end
'from faith to faith'

it spikes the hopeless cocktail
adding a perspective of significance to an otherwise boringly useless world of suffering and abuse, where the only escape apart from faith seems to be eat-drink-and-be-merry.. for-tomorrow-we-die

thank God for Jesus
for Scripture
for the spiritual glasses tinted by faith
for the energizing electric hope and meaning for a view with a future
from age to age

there is meaning to life, the answer to ' what's this life for ? '
found in faith that brings substance and evidence to the table

find faith ..