thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed” (Jer. 20:7). There is a superiority which is not that of a mechanical causality or of a coercion that obstructs man’s activity; it is the personal superiority of love and grace, which in man’s experience is making room for him to act by not destroying his freedom. And within this “room,” the “thou” of Jeremiah is understood as the exclusive and profound source of all salvation. It is good to observe that Christ