My heart beats, my lungs breathe, my ears hear, my hair grows. And I don’t have to make them work—they just do. Planets revolve around the sun, seeds become flowers, embryos become babies, and with no help from me. Their movement is built into a natural system. I am an integral part of that system, too. I can let my life be directed by the same force that makes flowers grow—or I can do it myself. To trust in the force that moves the universe is faith. Faith isn’t blind, it’s visionary. Faith is believing that the universe is on my side, and that the universe knows what it’s doing. Faith is a
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