"faith is a gift from God. it is not something we can earn or acquire by our own efforts. there is a mystery about how God grants this gift. a person can read the whole Bible, study the best of theologians, and listen to the most persuasive of preachers without coming to faith... some of us may think we have faith because we were born of catholic parents who saw to it that we were baptized as infants. but some people, baptized as infants, have rejected the faith later life. others may have become converts as adults and think that faith came from the good example and teaching of others. some however have witnessed good example and heard sound teaching without converting. in the final analysis we must all stand before God in wonder that for His own good reasons, without merit of our own, He has freely chosen to give us faith as a gift. and faith makes all the difference in our lives." --- Fr. Denny Lucas, SVD, from the Words in other words book
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