A Grief Observed

I took some time out during my shift to finally read C.S. Lewis' 'A Grief Observed' - it was a good read! I originally read it to see how I could understand ones grief after the lost of a wife, especially how a staunch Christian man like Lewis coped with (and managed to document) his grief. I had hope to gain insight or a perspective on grieving and the role ones faith in God plays throughout. Though it had little to do with actual grieving and more on Christian living, in the fourth chapter C.S. Lewis made a statement that profoundly spoke to my heart. He stated: "Imagesof the Holy easily become holy images - sacrosanct. My Idea of God is not a divine idea. It has to be shattered time after time. He shatters it Himself. He is the great Iconoclast." The statement just spoke volumes on faith in GOD alone! How often when take images and thoughts on God and make them sacred, in and of themselves. How easily we can ensare ourselves into trusting and believing in some icon and not God (and his Word) directly. How easily we can pervert our own faith but not remaining ground upon God alone... I'm still trying to digest/synthesis this statement and its convicting and limitless reach.