Kwanzaa and the Seven Principles: Day Seven: Imani: Faith

On this final day of Kwanzaa, we are called upon to practice our Faith. Faith, according to the scripture is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Faith requires us to remember the strength of our ancestors. It was by faith that they survived some of the most horrific situations.

Faith also requires us to work together. It requires us to trust one another. Faith is very personal. One has to experience the benefits of faith for oneself. In my opinion, faith requires us to think outside of ourselves and trust something bigger than ourselves.

Finally, the principle of Imani (Faith) teaches and urges us to hold fast to the faith of our ancestors, that reassures us that through cooperative work and struggle, the famine and food insecurity in Somalia, the Horn of Africa, and the rest of the world, can be ended; that the human-caused catas-trophe of Katrina will not occur again; that the fields and forests of Haiti will blossom, grow abundant grain and fruit again; and that every other plundered, polluted and de-pleted place will do likewise. And it is a faith that assures us we can truly transform ourselves and the world, and insure clean air, pure water, safe and nutritious food for everyone, and a free, just, secure, dignity-affirming and flourishing life and future for all the world.

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