The only thing that can endure deep doubt or anxiety is deep faith. You will not allow yourselves to enter into complexity, ambiguity, mystery, or the partial darkness that everything is, without a very strong faith. You will close down. I have found that those who can tolerate ambiguity and hold darkness are those who rise to great faith. Faith gets purified every time you go through the cycle of doubt and failure. On this wheel of fortune just about everything is purified: our self-image, our God-image, our worldview. A full life could be described as these three worlds—ever expanding.
-Richard Rohr
Törmäsin tähän lainaukseen hienossa blogissa nimeltä Dirty Sexy Ministry. Kannattaa lukea myös koko juttu. Tässä maistiainen siitäkin:
Following God is flat-out dangerous. People should pay attention to the warning signs and quit listening to the Jesus is my Boyfriend music that says a journey with the Holy One is all fun and games.
It's not. Just ask anyone who's been there. Worth it? Yes. Easy? No. Remember Jesus? He got crucified.
Toivon sinulle ja itselleni uskallusta elää rohkeasti niin pimeässä kuin valossa.
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