Faith

What is Faith? Is it the same as trust or is it slightly different? Is it more than hope but less than certainty?
We place our trust in journalists - reporting the truth - do they? We place our trust in politicians -running the country - for the good of the majority - do they? We place our trust in bankers- carefully managing our finances - do they?
We even place our trust in dentists and doctors - in the hope that they can cure all ills - can they?
 But do we have faith in all of the above - I believe not!
 So faith must be more than trust - is it belief -- or is it certainty?
I think faith is confidence that something will occur.
We have faith in someone when they have proved their worth- We have faith that a loved one will deliver what they say they will. 
So does love have to be present before we can have faith? 
 You bet it does!
 So we can all have faith in God - why ? Because God is Love!!