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In both cases, I had a good solution but one that was wrong for the issue. Again—how often have we been in spiritual circumstances when what we thought was the right approach simply wasn’t. Perhaps we might do well to hear again the words of St Paul (Romans 8) that we don’t know how to pray as we ought. Perhaps the best prayer, after all, is the Lord’s Prayer: “Thy will be done; Give us this day; deliver us from evil.”

Truth is difficult—it’s why Jesus called it the “narrow Way.” It calls for sacrifice (and no one other than Jesus realizes what that entails). It means commitment when I don’t feel like it—saying another YES even when I’m not in the mood.

First of all, we can clear the air about questions from our Bible-based brothers and sisters: no, the Assumption is not found in the Bible (at least, not as such). But it has been believed in/celebrated (especially in the Eastern Churches) since very early times. How did it come to be?

The distinction between the words “real” and “true” may seem to be pedantic and unimportant. I disagree, and I base my judgment on the far more intelligent judgments of two very important figures in my life: JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis (the latter having learned this distinction from the former).