Faith

It is a loyal fidelity,
uncompromised by secular
reasoning, metaphysical logic
or agnostic principal.
It is neither earned
or deserved.
It is a sacred gift, a blessing,
a true benediction and
approbation of grace
bestowed by an all knowing,
all powerful, divine
and tutelary deity -
God Almighty.
It is a profound
spiritual belief
requiring neither
affirmation or proof.
An honest obligatory promise,
justified with perfect merit,
it is based on total trust
in an infallible certainty
that only God can deliver.
Received with heartfelt gratitude,
it embodies conviction, confidence,
certitude and reliance,
with absolute and resolute assurance.
It is the essence of hope. It is faith.

Ed Coet is a retired US Army officer and professional educator. He is a widely published freelance writer and poet. Ed has had numerous articles published on a variety of topics. Ed’s short stories were published in Bewildering Stories, Scribal Tales, Muscadine Lines – A Southern Journal, and Scars Publications. His poems have been published in Purple Dream Ezine, Solder Works Magazine, Children, Churches & Daddies Magazine, Scars Publication, Steller Showcase Journal, Both Sides Now Journal, Because We Write Magazine, Lost Beat Poetry Journal, Cynic Magazine, Fullosia Press, Blue Fog Poetry Journal, Poetic Diversity Magazine, Pink Mouse Pub Poetry Journal, The Huffington Post, Raven Publishing, Inc., Muscadine Lines, A Southern Journal, Osprey Journal, Masque Publishing – Decanto Magazine, Namaste Fiji – The International Anthology of Poetry Book, The “Breaking Silences” Poetry Book Collection, and the 2007 Scars Poetry Collection Book - We The Poet’s, which includes Ed Coet’s award wining poem - Comfort. Visit with Ed Coet at “The Coet Blog” at http://thecoet.blogspot.com/.