In Charn [Jadis] had taken no notice of Polly (till the very end) because Digory was the one she wanted to make use of. Now that she had Uncle Andrew, she took no notice of Digory. I expect most witches are like that. They are not interested in things or people unless they can use them; they are terribly practical.

Jesus was either a Liar, a Lunatic, or Lord

You can put this another way by saying that while in other sciences the instruments you use are things external to yourself (things like microscopes and telescopes), the instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred - like the Moon seen through a dirty telescope. That is why horrible nations have horrible religions: they have been looking at God through a dirty lens.

The only thing one can usually change in one's situation is oneself. And yet one can't change that either-only ask Our Lord to do so.

Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State's honey and avoiding the sting?

As for all I can tell, the only difference is that what many see we call a real thing, and what only one sees we call a dream.

The mouse is a fair treat but this one would talk the hind legs off a donkey.