I try to feel close to God through Prayer Feeling God's presence in relationship s Accepting God on faith Looking for answers to my questions Being attentive to the signs around me in nature Going about my normal activities When I have an extraordinary experience of God's presence, I Hold it quietly in my heart Share it with someone close to me Am filled with a keen sense of awe Want to try to understand it before sharing it Am humbled by my own frailty but confirmed in my trust in God See it as a revelation of the divine that affirms my path and will nurture my spirit in the future When I am questioned about my faith, I Feel no need to defend myself Show its truth by the way I live my life among others Speak readily what I feel in my heart Give a clear and logical explanation Rely on others to help me articulate my faith Don't really know how to share something so personal If someone threatened to harm me unless I renounced my faith, I would Be silent and trust in God’s care Take refuge in the company of others Pray first and if that didn’t work, go after the ones trying to harm me Try to persuade others through my understanding of faith Speak out no matter what the consequences Wonder if there were a new way to look at faith If I felt that God was calling me to perform an extraordinary feat, I would Express my deep gratitude for being asked Do it humbly and quietly Agree at first, and later worry about out how to do it Trust in God’s power as I’ve experienced it in the past Rely on my faith to accomplish it Want proof that it was really God asking When I feel disconnected to the Holy One and wonder about God’s presence, I Look for God’s love in unexpected places Ask others to pray for me Keep my eyes and ears open for another sign from God Remember the way God was present to me in the past Keep trusting anyway Wonder if I’ve been wrong all along When others around me are trying to find God, I Tell them about God’s love for them Try to be a companion to them in their search Recount to them the wonders and power of God Teach them the basic elements of faith Share my own excitement about my faith to lead them toward the truth Share my own questions and struggles of faith If I were going through a period of doubt in my life, I would Go on a retreat Go on a pilgrimage Hide out for awhile Attend a class about faith Remain steadfast in prayer Try to remember that doubt can lead to surprising insights If a story were written about my spiritual life, I’d want it to say that I Lived my faith by loving others Was unwavering in holy enthusiasm and verve in my community Took risks for the sake of God Stood up for what I believed Overcame personal inadequacies to follow God’s mission for me Embraced new truth when it was revealed to me When I think of being a person of faith in my everyday life, I want to Love so much that words aren’t really necessary Show my faith by my actions toward others Be bold and courageous Share the truth as I understand it Help others come to trust God as I do Remain open to new possibilities of experiencing God
