Faith - the Key to Happiness

FAITH IS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS.  This is an insight that came to me as I was adoring the Lord Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament at the new Adoration Chapel of St. Peter’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Tuguegarao City.   I recalled the scriptural verse in Hebrews 11:1 which says “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”.

            There are, indeed, many things in this world which cannot be seen by our naked eyes.  They are, however, indispensable in making life possible in this world.  Foremost among these is the existence of a Supreme Being - GOD. To Him is attributed the power that has created the whole world and who sustains everything in this world thru his enduring creative power.  Without Him nobody and nothing can exist even for one moment.  He is, nevertheless, invisible and it is only thru Faith that one acknowledges  His existence.

            Faith, however, is useless unless one lives it.  In the epistle of St. James (James 2:17) we read “Faith without works is dead.”  So, I further reflected on how I could make my Faith alive, putting it into practice.  The following were my reflections:

1.     As I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is really present in the Blessed Sacrament,  I should  visit and adore Him everyday  for at least an hour.

2.    As I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God, the Savior of mankind, I should  surrender myself to Him entirely to be used by Him in whatever way He wants.

3.    As I believe that God is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End of everything in this world, I should  acknowledge  that He and He alone can give the reason for my existence.

4.    As I believe that God created me in order to share His eternal happiness out of love, I should be ever grateful to Him and entrust myself to Him wholeheartedly.

5.    As I believe that heaven is where God is, I should now enjoy heaven believing that God is HERE and NOW in a very special way in the Blessed Sacrament.

These reflections do fill my heart with great joy as they give me concrete ways by which I could put my faith into practice.   I trust that as I live up to the above mentioned challenges I shall enjoy the happiness that God has destined for me to share with Him.  Hence, “Faith that is Alive”, is for me  the Key to Happiness.

by: Buddy Cagurangan

December 2, 2012