The surprising sacramentality of the created order convinced him, in fact, that our lives are surrounded and upheld by a grace which inheres in the very substance of things. (religion-online.org)
Just to clarify:» Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.» (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The actual wording is: «Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)