Posted by PS on March 12, 2005 at 05:03:49:
In Reply to: Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Day, Edith Stein and more.... posted by giveawayboy on March 12, 2005 at 02:59:30:
: "About the only way we know whether we believe or not is by what we do..."
(I only have time to comment on this right now)
This is a great insight. Going along with it, I have found (as have others I know) that sometimes the same is true for what we SAY. Sometimes I feel like I am completely unsure of what I really believe about some issue, and no amount of thinking will reveal it. Then someone asks me about it, and I listen to what flows naturally out of me in words. I am often surprised to realize that I really do belive what I just said, though I could not find that truth by thinking alone. I don't know if this is true for many, but I do know a few who have shared similar sentiments, like Terry. For me, I think God has made me in such a way that all truth requires some kind of expression to be realized and to be reaffirmed on an ongoing basis.