And I don't think I ever knew before what
happiness meant. Wasn't it a resurrection, papa, to come out of the grave
into such a world as this?"
"Indeed it was, my darling--and a very beautiful and true dream. There is
no need for me to moralise it to you, for you have done so for yourself
already. But not only do I think that the coming out of sin into goodness,
out of unbelief into faith in God, is like your dream; but I do expect that
no dream of such delight can come up to the sense of fresh life and being
that we shall have when we get on the higher body after this one won't
serve our purpose any longer, and is worn out and cast aside. The very
ability of the mind, whether of itself, or by some inspiration of the
Almighty, to dream such things, is a proof of our capacity for such things,
a proof, I think, that for such things we were made. Here comes in the
chance for faith in God--the confidence in his being and perfection that he
would not have made us capable without meaning to fill that capacity. If he
is able to make us capable, that is the harder half done already. The other
he can easily do. And if he is love he will do it.
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