Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain that build it.
St. Irenaeus of Lyons wrote at the end of the second century, “If we can believe that Jesus was both divine and human, we have no problem believing the bread is his divine body and the wine is his divine blood.”
Drawing close is not like becoming proficient at chess. It is not simply about memorizing the answers to various difficult questions, as in “if he moves his bishop here, I pin it this way”. It is not like that. It is about a personal relationship with God.
Personal. With God.
