Pike and Cowan’s answer to their own question was to keep the ignorant Mazatecs pounding away at their Bible study. The women instruct their fellow missionaries to have patience, since an understanding of “God’s greatness” will rarely occur “after the study of a few brief passages” of Scripture. Instead they say, “It seems to take a considerable amount before a person’s eyes are opened.” Round and round we go. Some prefer reading about God. Others prefer experiencing God. If you’re in the latter camp, like the old friend I came to see in the Campo de’ Fiori, then the only way to experience God
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