God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to …

C. S. Lewis
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God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn't. In this trial He makes us occupy the dock, the witness box, and the bench all at once. He always knew that my temple was a house of cards. His only way of making me realize the fact was to knock it down. ✨ C.S. Lewis (2012). A Grief Observed, p.26, Faber & Faber
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