Abi-L Khayr

The gist of this reading is that God frees us. It is a process of grace, repentance, humbling, conviction, joy, certainty, love, unity, and peace and joy in both worlds. The pathway to each step must be prepared by God, and as we get through one stage, we are then prepared for the next, until we are one with God.

That is very interesting. Those are similar to the Christian walk, and as a psychology student I see applications there, too. Truth is truth, whether it is labeled by faith or science, it is still truth. For example, whether we say the "law of sowing and reaping" or "karma" or "natural law," it is true regardless of the label. A very similar path of peace and unity via a certain faith walk may also be spelled out in modern psychology. Whether a religion can accept psychological terms or not, does not negate them. A blend of both makes sense to me, as psychology may not acknowledge God who prepares each step of healing and guides us along our way in grace, repentance, humbling, conviction, joy, certainty, love, unity, and peace and joy in both worlds.