We live in a very logicentric world. We want to understand, label, and compartmentalize everything. In the circles I have always run in, when someone is feeling far from God, the solution is always "Study More." That can be a solution, but I fear it is incomplete.
If I had to provide one answer to someone that feels that way, it would be "Serve More." There are few things quite as effective at cutting away your self-love than making a concerted effort to put others first. And I think it is our self-infatuation that most often pulls us away from God.
Serving others is the heart of love. And without love, being able to fathom great mysteries and proclaim great truth is the most hollow and meaningless sound there is.
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