I've sat with a lot of people in the hours after something has changed, whether it's being laid off, getting a diagnosis, or watching a relationship go sideways.

These people are floating. The facts are right in front of them, but they just can't read them yet, but the hardest part isn't the uncertainty itself--it's not knowing whether what they're looking at is an ending or a beginning.

That moment of not-yet-understanding is not a failure of faith. I am suggesting it might actually be where faith starts.

Most of us want the full picture before we take a step. But some of the most significant moments in a person's life begin with staying present to what's in front of you, even when you can't explain it, and trusting that something is happening.

You don't have to understand it to let it change you. History's greatest surprise looked, at first, like a loss.

This week, think of one situation where you're sitting with unease or uncertainty. Instead of running through everything you don't know, write down two or three things you can see. Sometimes that's exactly how new life begins.

God Bless.

FF