Faith

Faith has nothing to do with figuring things out. Faith has nothing to do with seeking knowledge. It has nothing to do with controlling situations.

Faith is about letting go of all of those things. With no expectations.

And the miraculous thing about faith is that anything that needs figuring out will work itself out. Anything that needs to be known will be known. Anything that needs to be controlled will be controlled.

We have to let go of the illusion that we can somehow do these things.

Thomas Merton said it this way:

“When he (man) tries to be his own god and insists on keeping his hands on everything, remembering everything and controlling everything, he drives himself to ruin. For when man thinks himself powerful, then at every moment he is in desperate need; he is in need of knowledge, strength, control, and he depends on countless instruments. But when man remembers the unfailing power of God and realizes that because he is the son of God, this power already belongs to him, then he does not have to think anymore about the things he needs. For what he needs will be given him when he needs it, and in this sense, God will think and act for him.”