<p>On the Christian life<br><br>There <b>are </b>three things //that <b>spread</b> the Christ life to us:</p><p>baptism, belief, and that mysterious action //which different Christians <b>call</b> by different names</p><p>—Holy Communion, the Mass, the Lord’s Supper.<br><br>If you <b>have </b>once <b>accepted </b>Christianity, </p><p>then [some of its main doctrines] <b>shall be</b> deliberately <b>held /</b>before your mind /for some time /every day.</p><p> </p><p>That <b>is</b> why daily prayers and religious reading and churchgoing <b>are</b> necessary parts of the Christian life.</p><p> </p><p>We <b>have to be</b> continually <b>reminded</b> /of what we <b>believe</b>.</p><p> </p><p>Neither this belief nor any other <b>will</b> automatically <b>remain</b> alive in the mind.</p><p> </p><p>It <b>must be fed</b>.<br><br>From Mere Christianity<br>Compiled in Words to Live By</p>
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