It is g–d’s nature to make something out of nothing; hence one who is not yet nothing, out of him g–d cannot make anything. Man, however, makes something else out of that which exists; but this has no value whatever. Therefore g–d accepts only the forsaken, cures only the sick, gives sight only to the blind, restores life only to the dead, sanctifies only the sinners, gives wisdom only to the unwise. In short, he has mercy only on those who are wretched, and gives grace only to those who are not in grace.
Martin Luther
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