I began experiencing God's love as a compass, pointing me in the direction to live. The hard shell of fear began to crack, and a liberating life of faith opened for me. Although I consider myself to be liberal, liberal in my love and care for others, I'm not nearly liberal enough. There are times when my attitudes lead to actions of exclusion, such as shutting out those who continually abuse alcohol or turning away when an unkempt person approaches me on the street. When that happens, I'm not being liberal in love toward others as God has been liberal in love toward me.
Faith is about relating.
It is not about believing. Faith is not something to possess. My journey has taken me from believing to relating, from legalism to grace, from closedness to openness. I have not arrived, but I'm on the way. I look forward to joining fellow travelers along the way.