Christian Quotation of the Day

Commemoration of Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637

There is a pride of faith, more unforgiveable and dangerous than the pride of the intellect. It reveals a split personality in which faith is “observed” and appraised, thus negating that unity born of a dying-unto-self, which is the definition of faith. To “value” faith is to turn it into a metaphysical magic, the advantages of which ought to be reserved for a spiritual elite. … Dag Hammarskjold, Markings [post., 1964]

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