"But others, who are not such callous and wicked people, and who desire to be godly, must not absent themselves (from the Sacrament)...On the contrary, we go because we are poor, miserable people. We go exactly because we are unworthy...We always have this obstacle and hindrance to encounter: we look more upon ourselves than upon Christ's Word and lips....Therefore consider, and read yourself into this word you, so that He may not speak to you in vain...Here He offers to us the entire treasure that He has brought for us from heaven...It will cure you and give you life both in soul and body."
--- Large Catechism V:58-68
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