" Writing has taught me a special kind of patience that I am finally learning to apply to my faith. I find myself repeating the same mantras on a day of doubt that I repeat on a day of writer's block: Be patient. Don't rush it. Live the questions. Let this play out. I think you can apply the same principles to reading. I consider myself fortunate that I was an English major. Studying literature teaches you that there is often nothing "plain" or "clear" about a text. It was always written in a particular context, almost always for a particular context. Interrogation is part of the work. So is empathy- for the writers as well as for other readers. "

― Rachel Held Evans , Wholehearted Faith