Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

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In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A leap of faith involves trust in revelation that we have personally received.



Faith does not involve merely trusting in an epiphany that has occurred to someone else.  Rather, it consists in trusting OUR OWN experience of the Divine. Faith leaps past the confusion of any given moment and moves toward the re-presenting of an insight we've received at some point through personal revelation.  When the elation of the insight disappears - as it inevitably will - then faith is needed to wholeheartedly EMBODY the insight in our lives and not simply relying on feeling it.

Photo: Canyonlands Biscuitroot and Landscape Arch; Arches National Park, UT; April 20, 2013






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