We can't believe what we believe to be untrue, and we can't love what we believe to be unreal.
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God gives us not only the truth but also the ability to believe it; not only the new thing to see but also the new eye to see it with.
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Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God's grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.
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If you place [your bet] with God, you lose nothing, even if it turns out that God does not exist. But if you place it against God, and you are wrong and God does exist, you lose everything.
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