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God creates, we believe, ex caritate—out of love. If we recall our image of Christianity as a reflection of the human heart, we can ask: what is the first thing love longs to do? What is the first impulse of a lover toward his or her beloved? Is it not the bestowal of gifts? We long to be good to those we love; we look for ways to provide for them, and traditionally such benevolence is the first characteristic of charity. This is how to understand God’s original act outsid …