1 See John 1,5. 2 Dostoyevsky's notebooks . "Hosanna" is a
Hebrew acclamation which expresses gratitude and praise to God.
3 "This is what love is: not that we have loved God, but that
God loved us... If God loved us in this way, we too should love
one another" (1 John 4,10-11). 4 "You come to resemble God by
acquiring goodness. Forge a merciful and kind heart in yourself,
in order to clothe yourself in Christ" (Saint Basil, fourth
century). 5 Everywhere across the earth, Christians are eager to
take on responsibilities, often very specific ones, in order to
make the earth a better place. And how surprised we are to
discover everything that is made possible by a love drawn from
the wellsprings of the faith! 6 Those who discover how fragile
their faith is should remember that faith is quite a simple
reality. We move from hesitations to the trusting of faith a
thousand times over, our whole life long. In a prayer, Saint
Augustine said to Christ, "My desire was not to be more certain
of you, but more strengthene