I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany,but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.
~ from THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini
It's the story (and not the facts) that grips the imagination
In terms of faith, it's the story (and not the facts) that grips the imagination, impregnates the heart, and animates the spirit within bringing meaning and integration into one's experience.