Radical Trust
Growth in trust, in radical trust in God, is radical trust in the One in whom we live and move and have our being. Put in quite secular language, radical trust is what can free us from that self-preoccupation and anxiety that mars our lives and confines our lives. It frees us for that self-forgetfulness of faith, for that willingness to live our lives in a way that is spent in the name of a larger vision, that willingness to spend and be spent. That's what comes out of faith as trust.
~ from What is Faith?
by Dr. Marcus Borg
~ from What is Faith?
by Dr. Marcus Borg
Labels: Spirituality
posted by Darrell Grizzle | 2:30 PM
3 Comments:
I'm concerned that he seems to separate "faith" and "trust" (maybe just my misreading of him). "Trust" or "loyalty" meaning the meaning of the Greek word "pistis".
Again: could be my misreading... but i my mind that first sentence is the definition of faith. "Growth in trust, in radical trust in God, is radical trust in the One in whom we live and move and have our being."
Faith and trust become the same thing , become One. Really lovely post :)
Ya Haqq!
Where ya been, GB? Out here flailing and blogging like I had good sense, and miss your posts. Hope all's well.
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