Axor quotes, "'Now abideth faith, hope, and charity...'" (p. 299)
Of course we have quoted Axor quoting this before. See "Three Quotations From Fr. Axor," here. Since Axor and Diana are on a riverboat, it is appropriate that that post is illustrated by the Biblical verse superimposed on a river scene.
We can all hope and love. What of "faith," which I prefer to call "trust"? We trust our own experience and that of others whom we respect. Thus, it is possible to persevere with a meditation practice on the basis of experience and testimony and without necessarily accepting the existence of anything supernatural. Trust is important in human affairs and need not be Biblical faith.
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