From a recent piece in The Atlantic on the importance of spiritual practice:

"...to develop a healthy faith, practice is more important than feeling, and feeling is more important than belief. This implies the reverse of what most people do to develop a spiritual life..."

~ Arthur C. Brooks

From a recent piece in The Atlantic on the importance of spiritual practice:

"...to develop a healthy faith, practice is more important than feeling, and feeling is more important than belief. This implies the reverse of what most people do to develop a spiritual life..."

~ Arthur C. Brooks

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It's true. I've found that an expectation of "feeling" a certain way or having to feel a certain way leads to procrastination of practicing.