Sniglets

Back in the 80s, comedian Rich Hall did a routine called Sniglets. A Sniglet was any word that should be in the dictionary but isn’t. Like the word “snackmosphere.” That’s what he called the huge pocket of air inside a potato chip bag when you first open it. Or “Pepsiluvium.” That’s the soda that bubbles through the plastic lid when you push your straw through.

Sniglets illustrate the limitations of language. English currently uses more than 170,000 words. More are added every year. Yet, somehow, even those are often not enough to capture the deepest parts of the human experience.

Certain realities are hard to describe. Like, how do we put into words the love of a family member? Or the hope we find in prayer? Or the profound loss of a loved one? Life is filled with mysteries that are as real as anything we can see or touch – even though those things can’t be seen or touched. Our ability to explain them falls short.

That’s why we love great movies and music – they communicate the human experience in ways that transcend words. Faith does the same thing. It fills in the gaps between the things we can know for sure and the things we can only conjecture about.

If you’re struggling with life’s big questions, here’s another Sniglet: Godfidence. A good dose of Godfidence is what you need to navigate the uncertainties of life with confidence.