"I believe in a Thinking Being that governs this universe, but I do not think it is a person," (Albert Einstein).
	"God is dead, and the only thing that is left for us to do is to fill the blank He has left." (Neitsche).
	"I call you by the name of higher man, for man is something we must transcend and surpass." (Neitsche).
	"Neitsche wants to release the wings of man to make him have the greatest metaphysical experience ever." (Zakaria Ibrahim).
	"God is dead, but that does not mean that He does not exist or that He is no longer there, but it means that He used to talk to us but now is silent." (Sartre).
	"Man is the origin of man." (J.P.Sartre).
	"Man is a useless lost hope." (J.P.Sartre).
	"You created me, but You should not have created me free." (J.P.Sartre).

 

2. Rational Faith:
Rational faith is when we try to assimilate the divine revelations and tenets of natural faith. It is an attempt to understand what cannot be comprehended by reason alone.  That is why we find that it is fraught with difficulties and is never enough.  Long  ago,     St.   Augustine     said: "Reason leads to faith, and faith leads to reason.  I believe but I am rational."  Truly, the mind has to be enlightened by the Holy Spirit in order to be able to understand the surpassing mysteries: "No one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God." ( 1Cor 2: 11).

Faith is the microscope that helps our limited and finite eye ffb s (or our brains) to perceive what is beyond its limits.  God is the telescope that we put to our eyes to help us see what is beyond our naked vision.

That is why every attempt to explain the truths of faith in purely rational terms elevates the mind to the level of critiquing and limiting faith.

All attempts to simplify the truths of faith so that they can be understood and assimilated by the natural brain is a distortion of them. God is revealed only to the humble mind that is enlightened by the Holy Spirit.

Moreover, unless the truths of faith that we perceive through the Holy Spirit and in which we rest are converted into real  and  daily  action that changes our  lives  and  behavior, and into an assurance that is apparent in the difficulties of life and reality, we well not benefit from this theoretical faith and will not be saved.

Hence, we encourage a humble dialogue with the truth to reveal the truth, rather than promoting the simplification of the truths of faith so that they are easy enough for the natural brain to assimilate.

 

3.  Experiential Faith:
 This is the substantial faith that we must attain through grace.  For faith "is the gift of God." (Eph. 2:8).

Faith holds onto God and does not let go.  It has a foretaste of the joys of heaven and feels that there is a real and living relationship between the soul and God.

It is the faith of the Virgin that contradicted Her reason, but through it She understood the possibility of a Immaculate Conception and so submitted with joy and thanksgiving.

It is the faith of Joshua, son of Nun, who ordered the priests to "wash their feet in the overflowing waters of the Jordan  as  though  they were no longer waters,   but rock..." . And so it was.

It is the faith of St. Abram, who used to spend the last penny in his pocket, confident that God would send at the right time!

Do we have this faith, the faith that takes a stand? When we enter into thick darkness, or have pressing trouble, are we at rest and secure in the Divine Hand that supports us without our feeling it?

When we experience the bitterness of defeat,   do  we accept it from   the     loving    hand    of     an Omnipotent God, confident that His hand only gives us what is good?

When sin enslaves us, do we shake off the dust and ask the Spirit of God to "come and dwell in us", and are we full of faith that He does?

When we suffer material or moral losses, do our spirits fail within us or are we silent, saying: God’s will be done; this is all for our good?

What is the extent of our experience of a living personal loving God Who sticks closer than a brother, and  Who  is  more   powerful    and greater than the universe?  He intervenes in our personal lives in the right way which frequently contradicts our own ideas and our individual moods.

 

My young brother,
Do not be satisfied with natural faith, or with rational faith, but enter into a living dialogue with Christ.  He knows the preoccupations of your heart, and shares all your pain.  He comes to your salvation at the right time. 6a3   Contend with him till the break of dawn so that your name may be  changed  and  that  you  may become a blessing.

 

Give Him everything you hold dear:

 

Be confident that you will not lose, for heaven is not a myth and Christ is not a legend!  "Put on the Lord Jesus" through many prayers and cries; "take hold of eternal life" so that you can easily despise the glories of this age.  May the Lord be with your spirit.