faith and politics

In a blog post on Tuesday titled MLK and the Mountain Moving Business, Jim Wallis wrote, "Faith is believing in spite of the evidence and then watching the evidence change." 

We live in a society that places a premium on evidence - hence the popularity of shows like CSI. Face the facts, we say. Get real. You can't deny the evidence. But sometimes, God calls us to do just that. Sometimes, despite all the evidence to the contrary, God tells us to wait for a change that seems unimaginable. In response, we cry out to God, just as the apostles did, "Increase our faith" (Luke 17:5).

Believe and watch. Anticipate God's action. "For nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37).