Quotes referenced in the sermon:
“The Word no longer leads us by the hand, equipping us with recipes and traveling plans that one need only consult: rather, we are exposed in the dimension of creative invention, sharing in the breath of the Creator Spirit and even breathing him out ourselves together with God. It is only in faith that we can let go of the handrail of the Word, so that we can walk without vertigo in the sphere of Freedom; only in believing hope dare we join Peter in leaving the ship to venture out into the billowing infinity of the divine Spirit.”
—H. U. Von Balthasar
“Growing accustomed to what one already believes is a subtle form of unbelief. Life slows to a stop, powerless. Only that which is not alive does not know thirst. A lifeless faith can be no more than the dried-up belief in claims that can neither be proved nor refuted. However, the faith spoken of in gospels is an intimate fellowship with God . . . Those who do not know this thirst for the water of the Holy Spirit are like a seed that is still closed up in itself.”
— Martin Schleske