Simone Weil

She had a lot of really good things to write about and it was hard to just pick a few, but I think I narrowed it down.
"In what concerns divine things, belief is not appropriate. Only certainty will do. Anything less than certainty us unworthy of God." I thought that was very insightful, yet very hard to dd. I think when I was a kid, I accepted everything as true in Sunday school, yet as I've gotten older I've found that it's healthy to question little things about our faith. It helps us better understand where we come from, and we have more certainty in it as soon as we find the answer.
"God continually showers the fullness of his grace on every being in the universe, but we consent to receive it to a greater or lesser extent. In purely spiritual matters, God grants all desires. Those who have less have asked for less." I totally believe that God's grace is out there for the taking from anyone who is lucky enough to find it. Yet, her second part of this thought contradicted what Isaac said. She is saying that you will only get what you ask for. If you ask for more, you get more, if you expect less then you get less. Isaac claims that we shouldn't think of ourselves at all, just believe and trust in God, and he will provide more than we ever could have imagined asking. I liked this view better because all it asks of you is to trust that God will provid on his promises. Simone is wanting us to write out our wish list and go to God like he is Santa Clause. The more you ask for the more you get!