The Faith Muscle

The thing is, feel good experiences fade quickly. They don't sustain us when times are hard. One dance class at the gym it great fun, but it's the weekly commitment that takes away the chest pain when I run for the bus. The idea of faith as a duty undermines it as something that doesn't give back. Imagine going to the gym every week and never feeling or seeing the benefit. In reality, we see a gradual improvement and feel physically stronger, but often that strength is only apparent when it has a heavy weight to lift. 

-p. 32, Issue 2, <Magnify Magazine>