Themes and Insights
Beyond the End of Faith
The Shift from Self-Focused to Other-Focused FaithMoving beyond personal desires and expectations, faith transforms into a selfless commitment to others. This is exemplified in the desire to live, fight, and succeed not for oneself but for the prosperity and joy of others.
The Paradox of Spiritual SurrenderIn surrendering individual faith, one often discovers a more profound trust in divine will. The piece explores the irony that faith can be more resilient and genuine when it is no longer rooted in personal outcomes or self-assured beliefs.
Divine Love and InterconnectionThe love expressed in the poem mirrors the teachings of Christ, who upheld faith for humanity. This faith reflects a spiritual calling to serve and empower others, reinforcing that divine love and compassion are realized in mutual support and sacrifice.
Resilience Through Selfless DevotionEven in the "dry crust of the heart" or the "withered bones of flesh," faith for others survives, acting as a quiet, resilient force that outlasts personal despair. The enduring nature of love and service to others remains, symbolizing a faith that is ultimately unbreakable.
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Beyond the End of Faith
I write tonight not only for words to share
But also for words that I shall listen to
What is the value of our Faith
When there is no work to do?
When all is well?
When we are satisfied?
When we see dreams in our future?
What work is there to do
When we have been stripped of all power?
When we have been forsaken by all?
When we have no more path ahead?
When there is so soul who can know our sorrow?
So many of us see the practice of faith
As being beneficial
For the result of our own desires
Some have said that they had Faith
That they would get a new car
A new computer
A new relationship
And so when it arrives
We believe we have practiced faith
What about the practice of faith
When there is no desirable result
For us?
See the man who has lost his job
And another who has a job will tell him
To have faith
Yet how often do we see the man
Who lost his job
Tell himself
That his faith will feed his children?
Can we say to ourselves
That we have faith we will survive
Without a job at all?
When we are given no work anymore?
When we will not receive another income?
Some people enter a downward spiral
In their life
As though it is a tornado
One day they have it all
And in an instant all burns away in a fire
Some people enter a downward spiral
In their life
As though it is an ice age
One day they have it all
And everyday after, for a long age, they lose a little
Until there is nothing left
How long does the faith of the man who lost it all
At once
Hold out
Until he recovers all?
How long does the faith of the man
Who has been stripped away little by little
Hold out
Until he no longer believes in recovery?
How is it that one man
Loses all faith
And desires his own end
At the loss of his job?
When another man
Loses all faith
And desires his own end
Only after years of perpetual loss
In every area?
I can say this in truth
That I have been both men
My flesh has withered in the shallow waters
And my flesh has withered in the torrential ocean
My heart has failed at the vain losses
And my heart has broken at the eternal losses
My spirit has diminished at the petty items
And my spirit has crumbled at the perpetual battle without end
Where is our Faith
When we have no more answers
At all?
When that day comes
When all we have known is no longer
Yet we are given no further direction
For years
Nor are we given the power to take another direction on our own
How do we then
Claim faith?
I will tell you what I have found
All the while
My faith was only for me
Even if it was for you
It was actually for me
All the while
My faith was only IN me
And only in what I believed
Should be for you also
I was still choosing HOW everything should be
For me, and for you
Instead of trusting in God
About what things could be
But the greatest discovery
Was also the greatest of blessings
That even when I simply cannot believe
in God, Faith, Love, or Justice
Somehow I still believe
In Your Faith
Somehow I still believe
In your worth
Because when we still live
And can find no more reason as to why we live
Do we then have one last perspective
Of a universal faith for our brothers and sisters
And the epiphany that this was what Faith is for
That in a moment when I myself lost all faith
Did I find
That my faith for others
Was still strong
These things are with me still
In the withered bones of my flesh
And the dried crust of my heart
And the lifelessness of my spirit
And I can’t help but recall
That even the Jesus expressed His Faith
In His Father, in us, and in the Law of Love
He had faith for all of the world
His faith was in us and for us
Because to him we also came from His Father
And so I have learned
That my desire and faith for myself
Can be beaten and abused
Until such time I have no faith whatsoever for my life
And I learned
That my desire and faith for another
Can be a lie I tell myself
To hide the fact I’m playing God
For if I dictate how anything should be
Or decide myself what outcome is just
How can God establish faith in me
When I only have faith for my own ideas?
And the Christ example of faith
Was to serve others with love
To uphold and empower their faith
To comfort and sooth their sorrows
And allow God to decide
What was just, and right, and merciful
I wish to live
Expressing God’s faith
And not my own
I wish to live
Supporting your faith
And not my own
The warrior in me is for another
And the priest in me is for another
And the lover in me is for another
Because the faith God gave me
Is found in my love for others
Proving and awakening me again
That I haven’t lost God’s faith.
Our faith
Our work we do for faith
Is for another
Just as the faith of Christ
Was for us
In my dreams I can see a Vast Kingdom
And I find great comfort in hearing the joy within
And I find peace at seeing peoples and my loved ones within
And I feel the presence of Great Power flowing through everyone there
And I find assurance of life everlasting when I dream this dream
Even though I am outside the city
We enter the City
By the Love and Faith of another
Ryan o0o
Beyond the End of Faith
I write tonight not only for words to share
But also for words that I shall listen to
What is the value of our Faith
When there is no work to do?
When all is well?
When we are satisfied?
When we see dreams in our future?
What work is there to do
When we have been stripped of all power?
When we have been forsaken by all?
When we have no more path ahead?
When there is so soul who can know our sorrow?
So many of us see the practice of faith
As being beneficial
For the result of our own desires
Some have said that they had Faith
That they would get a new car
A new computer
A new relationship
And so when it arrives
We believe we have practiced faith
What about the practice of faith
When there is no desirable result
For us?
See the man who has lost his job
And another who has a job will tell him
To have faith
Yet how often do we see the man
Who lost his job
Tell himself
That his faith will feed his children?
Can we say to ourselves
That we have faith we will survive
Without a job at all?
When we are given no work anymore?
When we will not receive another income?
Some people enter a downward spiral
In their life
As though it is a tornado
One day they have it all
And in an instant all burns away in a fire
Some people enter a downward spiral
In their life
As though it is an ice age
One day they have it all
And everyday after, for a long age, they lose a little
Until there is nothing left
How long does the faith of the man who lost it all
At once
Hold out
Until he recovers all?
How long does the faith of the man
Who has been stripped away little by little
Hold out
Until he no longer believes in recovery?
How is it that one man
Loses all faith
And desires his own end
At the loss of his job?
When another man
Loses all faith
And desires his own end
Only after years of perpetual loss
In every area?
I can say this in truth
That I have been both men
My flesh has withered in the shallow waters
And my flesh has withered in the torrential ocean
My heart has failed at the vain losses
And my heart has broken at the eternal losses
My spirit has diminished at the petty items
And my spirit has crumbled at the perpetual battle without end
Where is our Faith
When we have no more answers
At all?
When that day comes
When all we have known is no longer
Yet we are given no further direction
For years
Nor are we given the power to take another direction on our own
How do we then
Claim faith?
I will tell you what I have found
All the while
My faith was only for me
Even if it was for you
It was actually for me
All the while
My faith was only IN me
And only in what I believed
Should be for you also
I was still choosing HOW everything should be
For me, and for you
Instead of trusting in God
About what things could be
But the greatest discovery
Was also the greatest of blessings
That even when I simply cannot believe
in God, Faith, Love, or Justice
Somehow I still believe
In Your Faith
Somehow I still believe
In your worth
Because when we still live
And can find no more reason as to why we live
Do we then have one last perspective
Of a universal faith for our brothers and sisters
And the epiphany that this was what Faith is for
That in a moment when I myself lost all faith
Did I find
That my faith for others
Was still strong
These things are with me still
In the withered bones of my flesh
And the dried crust of my heart
And the lifelessness of my spirit
And I can’t help but recall
That even the Jesus expressed His Faith
In His Father, in us, and in the Law of Love
He had faith for all of the world
His faith was in us and for us
Because to him we also came from His Father
And so I have learned
That my desire and faith for myself
Can be beaten and abused
Until such time I have no faith whatsoever for my life
And I learned
That my desire and faith for another
Can be a lie I tell myself
To hide the fact I’m playing God
For if I dictate how anything should be
Or decide myself what outcome is just
How can God establish faith in me
When I only have faith for my own ideas?
And the Christ example of faith
Was to serve others with love
To uphold and empower their faith
To comfort and sooth their sorrows
And allow God to decide
What was just, and right, and merciful
I wish to live
Expressing God’s faith
And not my own
I wish to live
Supporting your faith
And not my own
The warrior in me is for another
And the priest in me is for another
And the lover in me is for another
Because the faith God gave me
Is found in my love for others
Proving and awakening me again
That I haven’t lost God’s faith.
Our faith
Our work we do for faith
Is for another
Just as the faith of Christ
Was for us
In my dreams I can see a Vast Kingdom
And I find great comfort in hearing the joy within
And I find peace at seeing peoples and my loved ones within
And I feel the presence of Great Power flowing through everyone there
And I find assurance of life everlasting when I dream this dream
Even though I am outside the city
We enter the City
By the Love and Faith of another
Ryan o0o
Themes and Insights
Beyond the End of Faith
The Shift from Self-Focused to Other-Focused FaithMoving beyond personal desires and expectations, faith transforms into a selfless commitment to others. This is exemplified in the desire to live, fight, and succeed not for oneself but for the prosperity and joy of others.
The Paradox of Spiritual SurrenderIn surrendering individual faith, one often discovers a more profound trust in divine will. The piece explores the irony that faith can be more resilient and genuine when it is no longer rooted in personal outcomes or self-assured beliefs.
Divine Love and InterconnectionThe love expressed in the poem mirrors the teachings of Christ, who upheld faith for humanity. This faith reflects a spiritual calling to serve and empower others, reinforcing that divine love and compassion are realized in mutual support and sacrifice.
Resilience Through Selfless DevotionEven in the "dry crust of the heart" or the "withered bones of flesh," faith for others survives, acting as a quiet, resilient force that outlasts personal despair. The enduring nature of love and service to others remains, symbolizing a faith that is ultimately unbreakable.
Beyond the End of Faith
I write tonight not only for words to share
But also for words that I shall listen to
What is the value of our Faith
When there is no work to do?
When all is well?
When we are satisfied?
When we see dreams in our future?
What work is there to do
When we have been stripped of all power?
When we have been forsaken by all?
When we have no more path ahead?
When there is so soul who can know our sorrow?
So many of us see the practice of faith
As being beneficial
For the result of our own desires
Some have said that they had Faith
That they would get a new car
A new computer
A new relationship
And so when it arrives
We believe we have practiced faith
What about the practice of faith
When there is no desirable result
For us?
See the man who has lost his job
And another who has a job will tell him
To have faith
Yet how often do we see the man
Who lost his job
Tell himself
That his faith will feed his children?
Can we say to ourselves
That we have faith we will survive
Without a job at all?
When we are given no work anymore?
When we will not receive another income?
Some people enter a downward spiral
In their life
As though it is a tornado
One day they have it all
And in an instant all burns away in a fire
Some people enter a downward spiral
In their life
As though it is an ice age
One day they have it all
And everyday after, for a long age, they lose a little
Until there is nothing left
How long does the faith of the man who lost it all
At once
Hold out
Until he recovers all?
How long does the faith of the man
Who has been stripped away little by little
Hold out
Until he no longer believes in recovery?
How is it that one man
Loses all faith
And desires his own end
At the loss of his job?
When another man
Loses all faith
And desires his own end
Only after years of perpetual loss
In every area?
I can say this in truth
That I have been both men
My flesh has withered in the shallow waters
And my flesh has withered in the torrential ocean
My heart has failed at the vain losses
And my heart has broken at the eternal losses
My spirit has diminished at the petty items
And my spirit has crumbled at the perpetual battle without end
Where is our Faith
When we have no more answers
At all?
When that day comes
When all we have known is no longer
Yet we are given no further direction
For years
Nor are we given the power to take another direction on our own
How do we then
Claim faith?
I will tell you what I have found
All the while
My faith was only for me
Even if it was for you
It was actually for me
All the while
My faith was only IN me
And only in what I believed
Should be for you also
I was still choosing HOW everything should be
For me, and for you
Instead of trusting in God
About what things could be
But the greatest discovery
Was also the greatest of blessings
That even when I simply cannot believe
in God, Faith, Love, or Justice
Somehow I still believe
In Your Faith
Somehow I still believe
In your worth
Because when we still live
And can find no more reason as to why we live
Do we then have one last perspective
Of a universal faith for our brothers and sisters
And the epiphany that this was what Faith is for
That in a moment when I myself lost all faith
Did I find
That my faith for others
Was still strong
These things are with me still
In the withered bones of my flesh
And the dried crust of my heart
And the lifelessness of my spirit
And I can’t help but recall
That even the Jesus expressed His Faith
In His Father, in us, and in the Law of Love
He had faith for all of the world
His faith was in us and for us
Because to him we also came from His Father
And so I have learned
That my desire and faith for myself
Can be beaten and abused
Until such time I have no faith whatsoever for my life
And I learned
That my desire and faith for another
Can be a lie I tell myself
To hide the fact I’m playing God
For if I dictate how anything should be
Or decide myself what outcome is just
How can God establish faith in me
When I only have faith for my own ideas?
And the Christ example of faith
Was to serve others with love
To uphold and empower their faith
To comfort and sooth their sorrows
And allow God to decide
What was just, and right, and merciful
I wish to live
Expressing God’s faith
And not my own
I wish to live
Supporting your faith
And not my own
The warrior in me is for another
And the priest in me is for another
And the lover in me is for another
Because the faith God gave me
Is found in my love for others
Proving and awakening me again
That I haven’t lost God’s faith.
Our faith
Our work we do for faith
Is for another
Just as the faith of Christ
Was for us
In my dreams I can see a Vast Kingdom
And I find great comfort in hearing the joy within
And I find peace at seeing peoples and my loved ones within
And I feel the presence of Great Power flowing through everyone there
And I find assurance of life everlasting when I dream this dream
Even though I am outside the city
We enter the City
By the Love and Faith of another
Ryan o0o
Themes and Insights
Beyond the End of Faith
The Shift from Self-Focused to Other-Focused FaithMoving beyond personal desires and expectations, faith transforms into a selfless commitment to others. This is exemplified in the desire to live, fight, and succeed not for oneself but for the prosperity and joy of others.
The Paradox of Spiritual SurrenderIn surrendering individual faith, one often discovers a more profound trust in divine will. The piece explores the irony that faith can be more resilient and genuine when it is no longer rooted in personal outcomes or self-assured beliefs.
Divine Love and InterconnectionThe love expressed in the poem mirrors the teachings of Christ, who upheld faith for humanity. This faith reflects a spiritual calling to serve and empower others, reinforcing that divine love and compassion are realized in mutual support and sacrifice.
Resilience Through Selfless DevotionEven in the "dry crust of the heart" or the "withered bones of flesh," faith for others survives, acting as a quiet, resilient force that outlasts personal despair. The enduring nature of love and service to others remains, symbolizing a faith that is ultimately unbreakable.
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