He said the Hebrew word for faith is probably best understood as openness. Faith, said Brooks, is like a tiny bird, with its beak open, waiting for the food of God. Oh, what a great image for faith. A hungry little bird with an open beak. Faith is not discovery.
Faith is recovery.
Faith is recovering again and again, particularly after we go through all of our dry times. Faith is not possession. Faith is the posture of openness. Archbishop George Carey recently concluded a visit to the Anglican Churches in South America. Might Get In.