Embracing Faith in the Season of Rebirth & Hope
A profound, unwavering trust in others is at the heart of every meaningful relationship.
Mar 30, 2025
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With longer days, blossoming flowers, and the return of green to our landscapes, the world is springing back to life after the dark, cold months of winter. We’re finally immersed in the season of nature’s renewal and miracles.
The reawakening from the darkness of winter — combined with Passover and Easter in a few weeks — makes me think about the biggest questions of life: What is its ultimate purpose? What happens at the end? And why do we keep going when we don’t know the outcome?
These are hard questions, and nobody has definitive answers to them. But I can tell you what I believe, even if I can’t give you hard evidence to back it up. That’s because those beliefs live in a different place than facts and figures. They come from the heart, not the head.
They come from faith.
Faith isn’t about having all the data to back up assertions. It comes from believing in something even when we can’t prove it. It’s about trusting in a future we can’t see yet, holding on to hope when the outcome is uncertain, and finding meaning in the mystery of it all.
Keeping the faith
It’s no surprise that Easter and Passover take place in the season of nature’s rebirth. For thousands of years, these holidays have helped people make sense of life’s biggest questions. Whether it’s Christ’s resurrection or the Israelites breaking free from slavery, both events are rooted in faith: faith in freedom, in redemption, in renewal, and in a future that hasn’t yet arrived.
Faith is the foundation of religion, but it’s present elsewhere. Put another way, you can’t have religion without faith, but you can absolutely have faith without being religious.
Faith shows up in the trust we place in each other, in the belief that better days are ahead, and in the hope we pass along to our children. It’s not just optimism, which is usually grounded in facts or previous patterns. With faith, we believe with every fiber in our body and lead our lives by it.
Faith fuels some of the most important decisions we make: starting a family, rebuilding after a loss, taking a leap on a new idea, loving again. In those moments, facts and plans can only take us so far. What really carries us or choosing to move forward is a quiet conviction deep within.
The role faith plays in our lives
Consider, for example, our relationships. At the heart of each one is faith, which often takes the form of trust. When you connect with someone — whether a friend or romantic partner — you have faith in the potential of that relationship.
Let’s face it: Relationships are hard. There will always be bumps in the road, and there’s no guarantee they’ll last forever. People grow. Life changes. But it’s faith that allows us to believe that we’ll grow together, not apart. It’s faith that tells us we can get through this.
We cannot monitor our partners constantly, so we rely on the faith that the other person will act in our best interest, even in our absence, motivated by care rather than obligation. When you might have an argument or a difference with your partner or spouse, it is the faith you have in the other person that allows a continuance of the relationship.
And the influence of faith doesn’t stop there. It guides everything from the decisions we make at work to how we cast our ballots on election day. Faith is woven through how we live, connect, and move forward.
Faith in the modern world
I know today’s topic might sound out of place in today’s world. We’re trained to rely on facts and data. And don’t get me wrong, that’s important. I’ve made plenty of decisions based on evidence, and I believe in logic and planning.
But some of the most important decisions we make can’t be made with certainty. No spreadsheet that tells you who to love, when to forgive, or whether that leap of faith will land just right. And yet we leap anyway.
That’s the beauty of faith. It gives us the courage to keep going when things are unclear, to trust in people and possibilities even when we can’t see the full picture. It’s not ignoring reality but believing in something more. Something better.
So, as we enjoy this season of renewal, I encourage you to reflect on where faith shows up in your life. Maybe it’s in your family, your friendships, your work, or your community. Maybe it’s just the quiet belief that even after a long winter, spring always comes.
All the best,
Jim
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AUTHOR
Jim McCann is the founder, CEO, and chairman of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. as well as a business leader, author, and philanthropist with a passion for helping people deliver smiles. Devoted to helping others, he also founded Smile Farms, a 501(c)3 organization that provides meaningful jobs in agricultural settings to young adults and adults with developmental disabilities.
