Only a Real Risk Tests the Reality of a Belief

photo courtesy of Gallo Quirico

You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.

It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong and sound as long as you are merely using it to cord a box.

But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice.

Wouldn’t you then first discover how much you really trusted it?

The title and above quote are taken from “A Grief Observed” – a book written by C.S. Lewis that documents the crisis of faith and the grief he experienced after the death of his beloved wife.

Indeed, only during moments of despair do we truly discover the real depth of our faith or lack thereof.

I offer a prayer for anyone who stumbled upon this entry and is undergoing a personal ordeal.

And, if it’s not too much to ask, can you please send one this way as well?

May God grant us the grace to find our ropes strong enough to hold on to during our times of need.