The Tension Between the Sign and the Thing Signified

There's a tension between the sign and the thing signified. They're not exactly the same, but they're also not radically separated. So that sacramental union keeps it from turning into just radically separated or also just completely conflated. Even if we're seeing that there's a unique kind of grace to carry the believer, even that sort of an admission would be a step in the right direction onto exploring what could be there for them.