This gesture acquired a profound spiritual meaning. The mere recitation of words is meaningless. May the Holy Spirit come, then, to quicken and give life to the words we proclaim. To believe is trusting in a love and a power beyond ourselves. Belief requires an authentic act of faith, accomplished under the influence of divine grace.
Belief is concerned with revealed truths which are inaccessible to reason alone.
We can express belief only in an attitude of trust and obedience that is a response to love. There was found a persecutor, and he was changed into an apostle. There was a robber, and he was led into paradise. There was found a prostitute, and she was made the equal of virgins. There was found wise men, and they were taught the Gospels.