Faith is like oxygen, water or good coffee. We do not know how much we need them until they run out or are in short supply. It has been defined as "the conviction of things not seen." (Heb 11: 1) We have a conviction of victory over sin and death in the resurrection but we do not see it yet. The conviction of ultimate vindication means that we keep fighting the good fight until the victory is realized. St Thomas Aquinas taught that the opposite of faith is not doubt rather it is certainty. If I am certain of defeat, sin and death I exclude completely the providential will of God. Why would God create in order to let it all fall into ruin, nothingness and annihilation? Christian faith refuses to put hope, trust and conviction in anything other than our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the Church because the Church is the Body of Christ and the Bride of Christ. Our destination is the same as his. Do we believe that enough to continue to the end?: "And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" (Lk 18: 8)
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