"Therefore hold nothing dear, for separation from the dear is painful. There are no bonds for those who have nothing beloved or unloved" First you have to have the bonds, love and concern, otherwise, denying them is meaningless. A sociopath would be holy by that measure. I think it is enough for my life to feel those bonds more fully.

see avatar The caption is something about the thing I miss most is my mind. Here today gone tomorrow - age, wear and tear, mental illness.

not hypoglycemic but definitely a glutton. My sister and I used to sneak into the kitchen at night and make sugar sandwiches with buttered bread. My tastes have elevated but control is still a problem I wrestle with.

Asking who makes it possible for us to believe is the wrong question in my opinion. I return to your quote from the Quaker, Margarette Fell. Fox expressed the opinion that you had to 'say' the words not hear them said or have some one tell you they were said. You had to 'have' or 'be' the light. This is not the same as believing because you see someone else has the light. Good for them. But if you do not have it yourself you are a thief taking the word from others. "we have taken the scriptures in words, and know nothing of them in ourselves." I suppose an optimist would suggest you spend time and effort finding the light in yourself. "Christ's light ... God's presence within a person, ... a direct and personal experience of God". I can study the subject but I am much too cynical to believe.