Hans Urs von Balthasar Quotes

The exalted moment of love is always full of promise: it is not closed in on itself, but open; we see its natural fruitfulness revealed in the child, even if its spiritual fruitfulness remains hidden.

Hans Urs von Balthasar

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• The exalted moment of love is always full of promise: it is not closed in on itself, but open; we see its natural fruitfulness revealed in the child, even if its spiritual fruitfulness remains hidden.

  

  Hans Urs von Balthasar
  • Spiritual
  • Promise