Today is the 35th anniversary of Tito Colliander’s death, so it seems appropriate to quote something from his little book The Way of the Ascetics:
Faith comes not through pondering but through action. Not words and speculation but experience teaches us what God is. To let in fresh air we have to open a window; to get tanned we must go out into the sunshine. Achieving faith is no different; we never reach a goal by sitting in comfort and waiting, say the holy Fathers. Let the Prodigal Son be our example. He arose and came. (The Way of the Ascetics, p. 1)
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