on Jesus, by Blaise Pascal

(One of my favorite co-op classes I ever taught was on scientists who were believers. Never one to really love science, I developed much more of a passion for it, and was awed to learn that some of the greatest scientists in history had very profound things to say about faith, the persons of the trinity, creation, etc.)

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves by Jesus Christ. We know life and death only through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ, we do not know what is our life, nor our death, nor God, nor ourselves.
                                                                                                                (c) Blaise Pascal