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"To see or to believe"*
1: Seeing is believing, an old saying goes.
2: But you can see something without believing it;
3: Or believe something without seeing it.
1: I can see something and believe one thing;
2: I can see the same thing and believe something else.
1: If I don't believe what you believe, am I seeing?
2: If I don't see what you see, am I believing?
3: If I believe what you believe, do I lose my sight?
2: If I see what you see, do I lose my belief?
1: If I have no belief, can I still see?
3: If I can'tsee, can I still believe?
2: Is seeing always believing?
1: Is believing always seeing? (Pause)
1: How do we believe except by seeing?
2: How do we see, except by believing?
3: And there are so many ways to see!
1: I tell you something and you say, "I see."
2: But how do you see?
3: Not with your eyes, certainly.
1: Since the words from my mouth can't be seen.
3: I can see the words of Scripture before me,
2: But they are written so you will believe.
1: Do you believe what you see -- the words?
2: Or do you see words that you believe?
3: Or do I see a belief put into words?
(Pause)
1: We often believe by seeing:
2: Like Thomas confronting the Lord.
3: We often can see by believing:
2: Like St. John, alone on his island.
1: But often we can do neither:
2: We refuse to believe what we're seeing;
3: And seeing can hinder belief.
1: And so, we are faced with a question:
3: What do we really see or believe?*
*Originally published in Finding A Way, Charles H. Numrich (CSS Publishing Co., Lima, Ohio, 1976)
-- Numrich
"To see or to believe"*
1: Seeing is believing, an old saying goes.
2: But you can see something without believing it;
3: Or believe something without seeing it.
1: I can see something and believe one thing;
2: I can see the same thing and believe something else.
1: If I don't believe what you believe, am I seeing?
2: If I don't see what you see, am I believing?
3: If I believe what you believe, do I lose my sight?
2: If I see what you see, do I lose my belief?
1: If I have no belief, can I still see?
3: If I can'tsee, can I still believe?
2: Is seeing always believing?
1: Is believing always seeing? (Pause)
1: How do we believe except by seeing?
2: How do we see, except by believing?
3: And there are so many ways to see!
1: I tell you something and you say, "I see."
2: But how do you see?
3: Not with your eyes, certainly.
1: Since the words from my mouth can't be seen.
3: I can see the words of Scripture before me,
2: But they are written so you will believe.
1: Do you believe what you see -- the words?
2: Or do you see words that you believe?
3: Or do I see a belief put into words?
(Pause)
1: We often believe by seeing:
2: Like Thomas confronting the Lord.
3: We often can see by believing:
2: Like St. John, alone on his island.
1: But often we can do neither:
2: We refuse to believe what we're seeing;
3: And seeing can hinder belief.
1: And so, we are faced with a question:
3: What do we really see or believe?*
*Originally published in Finding A Way, Charles H. Numrich (CSS Publishing Co., Lima, Ohio, 1976)
-- Numrich
