Leap of Faith

Rev. Arlene S. Meyer
Sep 16
2 min read

This weekend, I stayed at a hotel out of town. It had a large TV, which was a novelty for me, so I started flipping through the channels. While doing so, I came across the movie “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” This is one of my favorite movies, not because it's a great film, but because it contains one of the most powerful spiritual truths I have seen in a movie. In the film, Indiana is trying to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis; they aren't having much luck, so they shoot Indiana’s father, forcing him to get them the chalice to save his father’s life.

Overcoming Challenges

After successfully overcoming the first two challenges, he faces the final obstacle blocking his path to save his father’s life. He emerges from a cave and finds himself at an abyss with seemingly no way across to the other side, where his father’s only hope lies. The clue for this obstacle is that only someone with true faith in their heart can take the leap from the lion's head. It seems impossible for him to survive such a jump, which would result in death for both him and his father. He closes his eyes, places his hand on his heart, and steps forward in faith. As soon as his foot moves, an invisible bridge appears. He then walks across the crevice to reach the chalice.

Reach Where Spirit Calls You

Life closely resembles that scene. Often, to reach where Spirit calls us, we must take a leap of faith. We must step into the unknown despite fears and doubts, trusting that God is with us. God is the invisible bridge we cannot see, which carries us from our current position to where God’s will for us desires us to be.

Just like Indiana, it's not easy to step into the unknown and face its possible dangers, but that's often what we're asked to do. All we need is strong faith and deep trust, and to step out knowing “God’s Will will not take us where God’s grace will not keep us.”

In One Spirit,

Arlene