To believe means to something as bloved

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Gabrielle Dean

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Mar 3, 2026, 4:38:49 AM (19 hours ago) Mar 3
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"In her 2013 book, Christianity after Religion, historian Diana Butler Bass points out that the English word "believe" comes from the German "belieben" — the German word for love.  To believe is not to hold an opinion.  To believe is to treasure.  To hold something beloved.  To give my heart over to it without reservation.  To believe in something is to invest it with my love.” https://journeywithjesus.net/essays/2548-where-the-wind-blows


Wasn’t sure what image could go with this.  First one suggests seeing, perhaps loving, clearly against the hazy background of unknowing, while the second  suggests the shy unfurling to love. 
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