The reality of living by faith as though we were already dead, of living by faith in open communion with God, and then stepping back into the external world, as though we are already raised from the dead, this is not once for all, it is a matter of moment-by-moment faith, and living moment-by-moment. This morning's faith will never do for this noon...of noon for suppertime..of suppertime for going to bed...of midnight for the next morning. Thank God for the reality for which we were created, a moment-by-moment communication with God Himself. We should indeed be thankful because the moment-by-moment quality brings the whole thing to the size which we are, as God has made us.
...when we were created we were created for a purpose. And the purpose of creation, in which all our subsidiary purposes fit, is to be in a personal relationship to God, in communion with Him, in love, by choice, the creature before the Creator.
TS, pp.78-79
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