William SalterAs the essence of courage is to stake one's life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe the possibility exists.
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Faith and courage are similar in that they both deal with the unknown. The difference, however, is that faith is a belief in something that is simply not possible. For example, you believe there is a chance the sun will rise tomorrow because you see evidence of its presence every day. Faith, however, goes beyond the mere observation of evidence.
You believe that there is a slim chance your loved one will come home even though you don’t know if he ever made it to the airport. Faith is a belief based on what you know may happen, not what you think could happen.
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