Let us wait, but in faith." This ending, somewhat enigmatical to her, had yet recurred to her heart so often that she knew the words by heart.
The next letter had been written more recently, after a long interval.
At the end of this letter Ephraim had said, "I am persuaded that what we need to help our faith is never more knowledge, but always more love.

I cannot interpret this but by telling you of a fact which I feel to be the key to a great--the greatest--truth.

I know a man who believed in God.

He met a woman whom he loved, not as many love, but (I know not why) with all the loves of his heart, as father, as mother, as brother, friend, might love; as lover he loved her with all these loves.

After that he knew God with a knowledge that passed belief.