Faith can become a pain rather than a source of comfort.

Evidence

I felt a sharp pain at the heart; it was no unconsidered word, it was the hard demand of one who could never have known what faith was. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 194

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 194
• XREF: connects to: True faith provides meaning to ordinary people’s lives. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 153; Faith has importance in providing meaning to life. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 184; Faith offers existential meaning that transcends suffering and death. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 130 (+8 more)

Library Connections

• Faith offers existential meaning that transcends suffering and death. #complicates (0.75) — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 130