We Walk by Faith

[on_the_hill]

I’ve been puzzled by the hymn, “We walk by Faith.” As Catholics, we walk by faith and works.

I’m reading too much into this, aren’t I?

 

[LethalMouse]

I’m reading too much into this, aren’t I?

As to the main question, it doesnt say “alone”. And the first is the reason for the second… why would someone who is not even remotely faithful to the faith participate in good works? How would anyone with maximum faith not act in charity and Jesus style?

 

[GEddie]

The title (and the second line) of the hymn come directly from 2 Co 5.

The context is not one involving faith versus works.

ICXC NIKA

 

[CB_Catholic]

I’ve been puzzled by the hymn, “We walk by Faith.” As Catholics, we walk by faith and works.

I’m reading too much into this, aren’t I?

Yes you are. The song says “We walk by faith and not by sight”"–nothing to do with works. We do not have to see to believe.

Read the lyrics to the song and you will understand.

 

[Guy_Wise]

I have been a member for the better part of five years, or since I made a trip with the group to Alaska. Until now I never was able to post, and perhaps I am posting illicitly now when I thought I was to post on “Meet and Greet.” Well, I’m going to assume this is the latter and tell a little about myself. I was born & raised Catholic by mixed (Catholic/Protestant) family, my mother not converting until I joined the USAF at age 21. I want to believe it was so they could fervently pray for me, as my father was in France, the US army, in WWI! Their prayers were answered as I was assigned to England, not Korea, and my time there was a lark.
Three and a half years after my Discharge, I married the Catholic girl of my choice; we had one boy and three girls and were married nearly 51 years until her death six years ago.
I brought my wife into this Senior home due to her condition.and then stayed on as my getting around proves more difficult because I latched onto an orthopedist who had little care for his patients, subsequently lawyers likewise! I can barely walk after having stress fracture, left femur, undiagnosed for three months, incurred while bowling!
For the most part I have good friends and am happy here.God bless!
Richard Chenot

 

[BobCatholic]

I’ve been puzzled by the hymn, “We walk by Faith.” As Catholics, we walk by faith and works.

I’m reading too much into this, aren’t I?

We walk by faith, not by sight. This has been misinterpreted as “we must walk blindly” - I disagree!

We don’t see with our ears.
We don’t see with our fingers.
We don’t see with our mouth.
We don’t see with our nose.
We see with our eyes. That is the sense of sight.

We don’t hear with our eyes.
We don’t hear with our fingers.
We don’t hear with our mouth.
We don’t hear with our nose.
We hear with our ears. That is the sense of hearing.

See the pattern? That’s dealing with the natural 5 senses.

Now, we walk by faith, not by sight. That’s because eyes have the sense of sight, not sense of faith.

Some say there is a 6th sense. OK, so whatever it is, we don’t have faith by that.

We don’t have faith with our eyes.
We don’t have faith with our fingers.
We don’t have faith with our mouth.
We don’t have faith with our nose.
We don’t have faith with our ears.

We have faith as a gift from God - it is the 7th sense.

With faith, we see better.

 

[GEddie]

Years ago, a woman who had lost her sight said that “I walk by faith, not by sight – and by smell, touch and hearing.”

Methinks that the importance of the Pauline expression lies in the fact that human life gets most mind (name removed by moderator)ut from the eyes (about 90%!) That is why a blindfold or black hood is used to disable someone, rather than earplugs, noseplug or gloves.

But despite the enormous importance of the human eyes, there are things they just cannot see.

And that is where faith comes in.

ICXC NIKA.