God, who needs nothing, loves into existence wholly superfluous creatures in order that he may love and perfect them.

He creates the universe already foreseeing the buzzing cloud of flies about the cross, the flayed back pressed against the uneven stake, the nails driven through the mesial nerves.

Herein is love.

This is the diagram of love himself, the inventor of all loves.

This is Pints with Jack.

Season 5, episode 26, The Four Loves, Chapter 6, Charity, Part 2.

Good morning, everyone, or afternoon or evening whenever you're listening. Pints with Jack is your

favorite weekly C.S. Lewis podcast. We're three friends,

myself Andrew, David, and Matt break down and discuss the works of C.S. Lewis. This season,

we're talking about love, slowly and deliberately working our way through the four loves,

that book where Lewis writes about affection, friendship, romance, and charity.

So, friends, how are you both?

You know, before diving into that, can we just say, wow, to that quote of the week?

I mean, that's like the, that's like the enhanced version of John 3-6.

Like that's...

Teen.

Oh, 16.

Boom.

Thanks, David.

I'm always close.

Got you that, man.

Look at those Catholics trying to be evangelical.

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