Stages of Faith
Faith is a coat against this nakedness. For most of us, most of the
time, faith functions so as to screen off the abyss of mystery that
surrounds us. But we all at certain times call upon faith to provide
nerve to stand in the presence of the abyss -- naked, stripped of life
supports, trusting only in the being, the mercy and the power of the
Other in the darkness. Faith helps us form a dependable "life space,"
an ultimate environment. At a deeper level, faith under-girds us when
our life space is punctured and collapses, when the felt reality of
our ultimate environment proves to be less than ultimate.
"Stages of Faith" by James Fowler.
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