Which Direction Do Your Feet Move?

In my morning time today I read a quote from Fredrick Buechner that I wanted to share with you:
"Faith is the word that describes the direction our feet start moving when we find that we are loved. Faith is stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp."

One of my mentors, Alan Jones, says it this way: "The opposite of faith is not doubt, it's certainty." Faith has more to do with trust than assurance. It is interesting that when Jesus selected his disciples he did not give them a test or have them recite a creed. He simply said, "Follow me."

Peter, James, and John left their boat. Matthew left his tax table. Their feet simply took them toward some strange kind of love they felt. If they had known where they would end up there would not have been an empty boat and that tax table would have not been vacant. Maybe we are not supposed to know where we are going when we say we will follow.

The first to say yes to Jesus were not called Christians, they were called "Followers of the Way." Interesting....
Jody jseymour@davidsonumc.org