From Jesus, in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 16.
“I know that at times it seems difficult to grasp the full meaning of faith in the Father and His love, but if you will earnestly seek for God’s love, you will find that there will come to you such a belief in His wonderful love and the nearness of His presence that you will be free from all doubt.
“You have asked me, “What is faith?” and I will answer: Faith is that which, when possessed in its real and true meaning, makes the knowledge of the soul a thing of real, living existence, and one so certain and palpable that no doubt will arise as to its reality.
“This faith is not the belief which arises from the operations of the mind, but is that which comes from the opening of the perceptions of the soul, and which enables its possessor to “see” God in all His beauty and love. I do not mean that the possessor of this faith will actually see God in form or feature, for He has none such, but their soul perceptions will be in such condition that all the attributes of the Father will appear so plainly to them that they will be as real as anything that can be seen with the eyes. Such faith comes only with constant prayer, and the reception into the soul of divine love.
“No person can be said to have faith such as this who has not received divine love. Of course, faith is a progressive quality or essence of the soul, and increases as possession of the divine love increases. Your prayers call from the Father a response that brings with it faith, and with this faith comes knowledge of the existence of this love in your soul.
“Many people understand this faith to be ‘belief’ but it is greater than belief, and exists in its true sense only in the soul. Belief may arise from a conviction of the mind, but faith never can. It’s place of being is in the soul, and no one can possess it in its fullness unless their soul is awakened by the inflowing of this love.
“So when we pray to the Father to increase our faith, it’s a prayer for an increase of Love. Faith is based on the possession of love and without it there can be no faith.”