Let us continue with our reflections on being open to receive the gift of faith. 6. Know the Difference between Magic and Miracle One of the biggest mistakes that people who are trying to grow in faith often make is that they turn faith into witchcraft. Faith, as stated before, is about entering into a relationship with a Divine Being. Witchcraft or magic on the other hand is about controlling the divine. It has an internal logic that goes something like this: if I do “A”, “B”, and “C” then God will have to respond by doing “D”. For example, a person may go to Mass each week, perform many hours of service, and other religious acts may believe that God must make their life easier or remove any hardship from their lives.
Let us continue with our reflections on being open to receive the gift of faith. 2. God’s Time I am a big fan of shopping online. The only drawback as far as I am concern is that I have to wait for the package to be delivered and the delivery driver will only tell me that he or she will be coming between this time to this time. Knowing this I must wait for the package to arrive to accept it or risk the delivery driver coming while I am not present and taking the package back with him or her. God in many ways is like the delivery
Being open to the gift of faith. 1. Keep It Simple – It is About Relationship One afternoon I was having lunch with my niece who was in the third grade. I decided to have a little fun with her and so I asked her “what sound does a dog make?”