Only when I reach the summit does the entire landscape fit together. Until then, any conclusions I might draw would prove mistaken. The world is good. The world is fallen. The world can be redeemed. If this sequence describes the story of the universe, then I must learn to look at the world, and myself, through that lens. Faith means developing an ability to accept that point of view, which I will never fully grasp until I reach the summit, no matter how things look along the trail.
