I think there is no suffering greater than what
is caused by the doubts of those who want to believe. I know what torment this is, but I can only
see it, in myself anyway, as the process by which faith is deepened. A faith that just accepts is a child’s faith
and all right for children, but eventually you have to grow religiously as
every other way, though some never do.
What people don’t realize is how much religion
costs. They think faith is a big
electric blanket, when of course it is the cross. It is much harder to believe
than not to believe. If you feel you
can’t believe, you must at least do this:
keep an open mind. Keep it open
toward faith, keep wanting it, keep asking for it, and leave the rest to God.
--Flannery
O’Connor, The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor
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