Stepping Out in Faith, The God Pocket, and an Interesting Proposal by Rory

Since getting him to post directly in this journal seems to be a task greater than I am capable of pulling off, you, dear reader, are left with my inadequate narrative when Rory says something in one of our many conversations that is particularly noteworthy.  Today out of the blue, he brought up the concept of being God's Pocket in some capacity during out pilgrimage.  I did a quick Google search of "in god's pocket" to get some additional context, and that little phrase led me to places that I don't believe are in keeping with what Rory was proposing.  I hope not anyway.

The gist of the idea is to provide in some small way for the needs of the people we encounter during the pilgrimage. I suspect he picked up the concept from a book by Bruce Wilkerson titled, "The God Pocket." The subtitle of the book is, "He Owns It. You Carry In. Suddenly, Everything Changes."  Wilkerson has some critics that accuse him of pushing "prosperity theology," so I suspect that some further research is required, but the thing that I do like about the idea is the moving out in faith with action, while it is unlikely to lead to some quid pro quo financial prosperity, strikes me as a bit of an individual test. It's a challenge, and as such can be a powerful antidote for fear.  Based on my life experience, that in and of itself is a great reward.

I've written before about the distinction between faith and belief, and I hypothesize that belief is based on evidence, and faith is based on acting even though one is afraid that things may not work out.  It interests me a little because the evidence of a power greater than me (some call that power God) is waiting to help anyone in times of need. I've referred to the same concept in the past by suggesting that the universe is conspiring to make you successful or to manifest your dream.

This morning, I saw ample evidence to support that proposition.

Anacostia River Sunrise

Instead of the cold fog that prevailed yesterday, this was the view that accompanied the beginning of the day today.

South Capitol Street Bridge over the Anacostia at Night

The end of the day was equally stunning. I don't fool myself into believing that the weather will always be great, but it is good an awful lot of the time.  In fact, there is such as thing as good weather, and the corollary, counterintuitively, is that there is no such thing as bad weather...only inappropriate clothing. My real take away from the last two days is that if you continue to act on faith or belief, the universe will conspire with you to materialize your dream.  That's why the giving part of being the pocket of god appeals to me in some way.  I believe it will work out, and it would be an interesting test or challenge to put that belief to a test.