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I LOVE Mitch Albom's HAVE A LITTLE FAITH! I've been a fan of his books since TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, and this - his fourth - did not leave me disappointed.
This book REALLY made me think about my OWN spirituality and what faith means to me these days. I was raised Serbian Eastern Orthodox. I went to church every Sunday as a child, but because the services were in Serbian, I never really "got" anything out of church. You know? I went because my parents made me go. I believed in God and Jesus and all of the things that surrounded Christianity. But I didn't UNDERSTAND what faith and spirituality really meant. Until I moved to Los Angeles and started attending a non-denominational church out here called Agape. You might have seen Rev. Michael Beckwith on Oprah as a part of the DVD, THE SECRET. He's the founder of the church. For the first time in my life, I FELT church. You know? I felt what faith meant and - after 40-some years - really felt a presence of a God in my life.
That's what this book does (don't you agree?!?). It really opens your mind to the bigger picture of faith. The question Albom asks is: "what if faith wasn't what divided us, but what brought us together?" In a world where SOOO many wars are started in the name of religion and holier-than-thou attitudes prevail amongst so many different groups, it seems like all of our problems would be solved if only we could just say, "Hey, I have faith, you have faith...however we get there doesn't matter. What matters is that we both BELIEVE." Doing good for others is sometimes the greatest way to experience pure joy. If we all gave a little more of ourselves unselfishly, I do believe that peace would prevail.
My question to you is, do you think that its that simple? Do you think we'll ever be able to overcome our differences and come together in the name of pure faith? I truly believe we can. But we need to set aside our self-righteousness and anger and come together for the common good, not only of ourselves, but of all mankind.
This book is REALLY a good read. Beyond the story and the characters (which in true Albom style, are perfectly painted), the message is really deep. I hope that as more people read the book, they'll join in a discussion here, too!
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lostfoundla, September 28, 2009
I LOVE Mitch Albom's HAVE A LITTLE FAITH! I've been a fan of his books since TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, and this - his fourth - did not leave me disappointed.This book REALLY made me think about my OWN spirituality and what faith means to me these days. I was raised Serbian Eastern Orthodox. I went to church every Sunday as a child, but because the services were in Serbian, I never really "got" anything out of church. You know? I went because my parents made me go. I believed in God and Jesus and all of the things that surrounded Christianity. But I didn't UNDERSTAND what faith and spirituality really meant. Until I moved to Los Angeles and started attending a non-denominational church out here called Agape. You might have seen Rev. Michael Beckwith on Oprah as a part of the DVD, THE SECRET. He's the founder of the church. For the first time in my life, I FELT church. You know? I felt what faith meant and - after 40-some years - really felt a presence of a God in my life.
That's what this book does (don't you agree?!?). It really opens your mind to the bigger picture of faith. The question Albom asks is: "what if faith wasn't what divided us, but what brought us together?" In a world where SOOO many wars are started in the name of religion and holier-than-thou attitudes prevail amongst so many different groups, it seems like all of our problems would be solved if only we could just say, "Hey, I have faith, you have faith...however we get there doesn't matter. What matters is that we both BELIEVE." Doing good for others is sometimes the greatest way to experience pure joy. If we all gave a little more of ourselves unselfishly, I do believe that peace would prevail.
My question to you is, do you think that its that simple? Do you think we'll ever be able to overcome our differences and come together in the name of pure faith? I truly believe we can. But we need to set aside our self-righteousness and anger and come together for the common good, not only of ourselves, but of all mankind.
This book is REALLY a good read. Beyond the story and the characters (which in true Albom style, are perfectly painted), the message is really deep. I hope that as more people read the book, they'll join in a discussion here, too!
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