There can be no doubt
that faith can be a serious business. We have sombre work to do,
important issues to engage with, work to do in our communities and in
the world.
However, that is not
all there is to faith. The breath of the divine is at work in joy and
in laughter as much as in our works in the world, be they great or
small. Indeed, it is more easily felt in frivolity, in games, in
sharing and fun than it is in works of seemingly greater importance,
even if we do not recognise it as such. The divine can give us
strength to deal with great troubles, our own or those of others, or
of society or the world, but it also gives us capacity to smile, love
and laugh.
Do not let your work
prevent you from enjoying life, and sharing that with others. Where
possible, join the two together, and feel the divine sing in your
heart.
Written September 2016
