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“You had better go to bed, your wits are sleepy.”—Gandalf

Real faith, virtues, and perseverance in trials are shown in the now, not in reflections of the past or imaginings of the future.

Lessons from Letter 5:
Suffering serves a purpose.

Making progress. I was going to stop at the 25% mark, but it just got more interesting.

Took a chapter to get used to the writing style—different from what I usually read. Fast paced, edge of your seat stuff minus a bit of sciencey math. But I like science and math. Gotta finish before my husband takes me to see the movie!

Lessons from Letter 4
Prayer isn’t about our ability to manufacture faith, nor is it measured in feelings. Rather, prayer is simply a humble reliance on God.

Lesson from Letter 3:
Are our prayers for those of our own household truly for their welfare or only complaints clothed in “spiritual” language?

Lesson from Letter 2:
Before we judge the hypocrisy of other Christians, first consider our own hypocrisy—namely pride.

Lesson from Letter 1:
True knowledge always points toward God.

Zeus to Athene: “My child, what sort of word escaped your teeth’s barrier?” 🤣