A hungry little bird with an open beak. Faith is not discovery. Faith is recovery. Faith is recovering again and again, particularly after we go through all of our dry times. Faith is not possession.
Faith is the posture of openness.
Archbishop George Carey recently concluded a visit to the Anglican Churches in South America. Might Get In. Too often, says Carey, that is the mark of the spirit of those churches. Don't let any strangers, any sheep, in. Keep the doors shut.