Standing on Faith

One of my students studying Emerson's Essays has created a blog. Turtles and Swans
In a recent post called, 'posturing' I was drawn to the photograph of the swans on the log. What intrigued me were the swans to the right of the log. They seem to be standing on something invisible. I am struck by the similarity when comparing these swans to my idea of faith. Where conditions seem to indicate that there is nothing to stand on, the swans have identified their base. It is not observable to anyone from the roadside, but they stand clear in their position. Rooted on the log. Standing in faith.