The gospel of Christ, by contrast, comes to create a new person pervaded by the positive realities of faith, hope, and love—toward God primarily and therefore toward all men and women and creatures. From this positive transformation of the self, justice, peace, and prosperity can result as God’s rule is fulfilled in human life. We shouldn’t disparage practicality. It is of the essence of spirituality as well as of intelligence, faith, and love. But nothing is really practical in relation to human aspirations for the world if it does not proceed from deep insight into the realities of the human
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