“If Christ has borne this least one and taken away his guilt, then I have to see him, through my faith in love, as he looks in the eyes of my Father in heaven; this image alone is true, and the one that I have, which seems so clear to me, is false.” pg 114
To look upon others through faith in love… This may in fact be one of the most powerful acts one can commit. To look through the lense of love allows one to see another’s worth independent of whether or not that worth is deserved. Love enables one to see another’s potential for redemption and trust that hope for said redemption is very much alive, despite the bleakness of the present reality. Love reveals the Truth planted inherantly in each person and waits to be recognized and given permission bring liberation to whatever chains may bind.
“The eyes required to see my neighbor in this way are given to me only in faith, in the faith that I myself live in God only because Christ died for my sake, a fact that therefore obliges me to interpret all things according to what this love demands.” pg 115
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