AE 815 - her faith, her tears

AE 815 [6, 10]

Jesus said to the woman who was a sinner,
and who made His feet wet with her tears,
and wiped them with the hair of her head,
and kissed His feet,
which she also anointed with oil,
Thy sins are forgiven thee;
thy faith hath saved thee;
go in peace.
(John 7:38, 48, 50)
 
From this it is clear
that it was faith in the Lord's omnipotence that healed them,
and that the same faith remitted, that is, removed, sins.
The reason of this was
that this woman not only had faith
in the Divine omnipotence of the Lord,
but also loved Him,
for she kissed His feet.
Wherefore the Lord said,
"Thy sins are forgiven thee, thy faith hath saved thee,"
because faith makes the Divine of the Lord to be present,
and love conjoins.
It is possible, however,
for the Lord to be present and not be conjoined;
from which it is evident that it is faith from love that saves. 


. . . he who is in faith from the Lord
asks for nothing but what contributes to the Lord's kingdom
and to himself for salvation,
other things he does not wish,
saying in his heart,
Why should I ask for what does not contribute to this use?