A Different Metaphor

<p>Some of us don't need a new faith. We need a different metaphor.</p><p></p><p>If our faith seems irrelevant and lifeless it may have nothing to do with our faith but the inadequate language we use to define it.</p><p></p><p>We do not comprehend the divine apart from metaphor. This language helps us grasp an idea of what God might be like so we use terms like Maker my Creator my Father.</p><p></p><p>An immature inadequate or incomplete metaphor can limit my faith. Therefore it's vital to examine the way we look at the divine. We may call God Father but what type of father do we believe him to be?</p>