The orthodox understanding of faith lies in it being a belief
in the statements embraced within the Creeds of the Church.
Yet the opposite of faith is not doubt but certainty,
for certainty denies the need for faith.

Faith lies in putting our trust in what we can not understand.
Faith lies in placing reliance in what we are not sure of.
Faith lies in acting as if it were true.

Thus Faith in God lies in acting as if God exists
despite any certainty of the reality of that existence
Faith lies in the realisation that if there is no God,
the whole of life and our existence is pointless,
except for the petty pleasures of this moment.
God, in some form, is essential to us,
provides a framework for our lives.

But we do need to act;
to do something because of what we believe,
rather than it just being mental assent to a formula,
a Creed hurried through on a Sunday morning.
or shouted out at a sporting stadium.
Faith needs to seep through our lives and opinions;
to bias what we do and say, and how we behave.
Our view of divinity must affect our lives.
Our view of the essence of God's Kingdom
must direct our aims and behaviour.

For
Surely we can know that God is there
Despite all woven myths concealing
Despite what we are meant to believe
We can have faith despite its baggage,
and act accordingly.