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YOU SEE THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE? WE BELIEVE IT.

This has been on my mind a lot lately. 

“I remember an African preacher who visited a church I used to attend in Northern Virginia.  He insisted that through God’s grace he had performed innumerable healings.  When one of the assistant pastors looked at him a bit doubtfully, he pointed to the Bible and said, “Young man, there is a big difference between you and me.  You see this book right here?  We believe it.”  (What’s so great about Christianity by Dinesh D’Souza p9) 

I’m afraid that I am like the assistant pastor.  Throughout my life I have wondered what the world would be like if I lived like St Paul or St Peter or any of the early Christians.  The dedication and zeal to living the Gospel like them requires more than I have given in my life.  Totally believing – to the point that we could perform miracles like the Apostles!  Totally believing with the faith of a mustard seed. 

Lord, help me to believe with that same zeal of St Paul, St Peter and the early Christians. 

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