Relying on Faith During these Trying Times

Relying on Faith During these Trying Times

Today we are starting off a new weekly feature here in 7thsense Stories called “Spiritual Saturday”. In this feature, I will focus on all different aspects of spirituality including religion, faith, metaphysical, spell casting (including super easy do-it-yourself spell instructions). If there is something you would like to see covered in this weekly feature, please post a comment below and share your idea. I will most definitely do what I can to address it in a future posting.

For the inaugural posting, I am taking a look at faith and the global COVID pandemic.

A great many individuals define themselves and their lives based on their faith. Over the last ten months, that faith is being considerably tested while at the same time, various studies and surveys indicate that there is a highly increasing number of people turning to faith who never followed any particular path before in an effort to help get through this global pandemic.

I am not talking only about religion as there are big differences among religion, faith and spirituality. While religious people are widely considered spiritual, not all spiritual persons are religious. But during these historically devastating times, we all need something to lean on.

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Faith can bring us together as a society, but it can also rip us apart. In the United States, there is somewhat of a war going on between organized religion and local, county and state governments as public officials struggle to find ways to control the spread of the pandemic. Mandates are in place in many regions preventing traditional church services from taking place including regular weekly services; weddings; milestone events such as first communions, baptisms and bar mitzvahs. Even funerals are banned in many areas which only compounds the pain and anguish of the family and friends left behind when a loved one passes, usually alone, from COVID.

While all of this truly pains my heart and spirit, I also firmly believe that the church and our higher power is within each of us as believers. I have always considered myself a “Christian Witch” and have written about this before here in 7thsense Stories. I spend the day talking with my higher own powers (yes, God and Jesus) then practice my witchy ways at night while never losing sight of my inner strength and what guides me.

There is tremendous power in prayer and faith. I know many people who simply cannot get through a day without it with myself being one of them. No matter how dark, negative and terrifying a situation may be, I know there is a higher power in control of my life. While I do have and exercise my own free will, part of that free will is relying on my faith to see me through.

Increasingly, more and more people are coming to feel the same way as countless individuals world-wide are struggling to make sense of the horrendous nature of 2020.

Our faith is being tested, often on a daily basis. Our faith in a higher power. Our faith in ourselves. Our faith in our different levels of government.

While I am not one to get on my knees in prayer, I do pray VERY frequently. There are times when I may spend up to two hours in solid prayer when working to assist those in need.

It is quite difficult to look around at all the darkness surrounding us this year. It is difficult to understand what kind of higher power would allow such horrid situations, conditions and massive losses. But we all need something to believe in to help us through right now. Even an atheist believes in something.

Draw on your faith. If you feel alone, reach out to someone. There are countless prayer lines and an increasing number of churches and other organized religions and spiritual groups are expanding their online presence in order to reach those who need a lift up or a way to exercise their faith in this time of social distancing, closures and quarantines.

Tamara (Ext. 827)

Having attained Master Level at Mediumship, Tarot, Energy Work and general Psychic Readings, Tamara (Tami) has a great many years’ experience as a Spiritual Counselor, Psychic, Tarot Reader and Medium also. She is highly skilled at Numerology, Auras, Past Lives and Chakras and can help you determine your own psychic abilities; she is remarkably adept at simple questions as well as those most in-depth. As an award-winning writer with more than 45 years’ experience, Tamara (Tami) has provided original works to 7thsense on various subjects and writes the Daily Tarot Draw.