Longing to Believe

I have been tortured with longing to believe ... and the yearning grows stronger the more cogent the intellectual

difficulties stand in the way.

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

Believe to Understand

Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.  -- St. Augustine of Hippo

Wow. I was always taught to understand first. I keep finding quotes that make me think I've got this thing all backwards.

xo

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