Believers are people who naturally connect with the Holy One through simple trust. They are open and receptive to spiritual experiences and have an inner certainty that God is present in those experiences. Even when it appears that God is not acting overtly, they are confident in the movement of God’s Spirit. When once they have been convinced of God’s presence and have given themselves in faith to God, they are not easily dissuaded from that trustfulness by situations or people that challenge their ready faith. They seek to relate to the Holy One through straightforward and undemanding dependence. They tend to pray with certainty in God’s response. If they were to meet God face to face, they would rejoice that their hope had been realized.

Moses, the figure so prominent in the early history of God’s people, exhibits many of the qualities of a believer. When he first encountered the Holy One, he trusted in what he saw, what he heard. And he responded from that place of trust. His faith continued to develop despite his own sense of self-inadequacy, and even when his own unworthiness crept in, he continued to act with straightforward certainty in the promises of the Holy One.

If you are a believer, you will find your soul nourished whenever you are called upon to act in faith on what may not be readily apparent to others. The Faith and Life portraits will be of interest as examples of others’ response to the spirit. Believers may find it harder to nurture their faith through what is still unknown or that skirts just outside the bounds of traditional belief patterns. Explorefaith.org’s sections on Mystery and Mysticism, Saints, Prophets, and Spiritual Guides, listening to dreams, exploring the labyrinth and tools for self-reflection may deepen and strengthen your uneasiness with mystery and uncertainty.

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