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Great and true words, my own refining fires have burned very hot, and I hope (that’s what faith is, isn’t it?) that the prize of Jesus is worth the price. If HE is, in fact, greater than all my pain, then he is TRULY GREAT indeed!

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Loved your article as I thought would be the case.

I grew up Roman Catholic in (I’d have to say) a more enlightened parish and diocese. We were taught as young children that God is mystery, mystery, mystery. I’m glad to have been raised with that theological underpinning. I’ve made fun of it and heard jokes about it. But I’m glad I learned this in so primal a way. I’ve needed it. I wouldn’t yet say my faith has been saved, during extremely distressing personal and world events. But if it is to be saved, it will be because at least now I know that I don’t know. For this I am grateful.

In a 12 Step program, we’d nick name someone (to their face), “too-smart-to-get-sober Trish.” This was and is me.

A mind is too valuable to waste - but too flimsy to trust - compared to the Ground of Being.

But boy howdy do I HATE pain - even what Scott Peck calls “legitimate suffering.”

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