“Faith,” said Saint Augustine, “is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” National Geographic’s current Your Shot assignment, Faith, has me thinking a lot about the subject, Saint Augustine’s words, and this photo, taken at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

After traversing the Old City’s Via Dolorosa (the path Christ is believed to have walked to his crucifixion), a pilgrim stands for a moment to behold the spot where her savior is said to have been laid to rest. What is she seeing, what is she believing at this moment, presumably one of the more powerful of her life? What is her reward? That this pilgrim is partially shrouded in shadow feels appropriate: Beyond any religion, faith, I believe, is personal, its power and presence lies ultimately in the individual experience.

Photographers: NG’s Your Shot assignment ends October 3. Post your pics and see all other submissions (9,529 and counting) here, and view a few more of my faith-inspired photos, from Jerusalem’s Old City to the Andean cloud forest, at my new Faith gallery.