Man is unique in all of creation because of his capacity to reason. Man has done marvelous deeds because of this capability. Because of this, man has swung between the temptation of believing he is the center of all creation and the temptation of believing he has no need of a Creator. Deep down everyone’s soul is the yearning for our Source. Faith is a deep-seated yearning but it is not easy. Often faith means to believe in spite of . . .
As deep-seated this yearning for faith is, it also leads us to others, our fellow human beings. The mind may see clearly but the heart sees more deeply. And the heart tells us we are not alone. We are meant to be kind and gentle. We have been made to love and serve one another. Faith and love, they go together. If we learn and live out this truth, then there is hope for mankind.
And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house.” And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief.
Matthew 13:54-58