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There Is A Built-in Sense Of Indebtedness In The Consciousness Of Man, An Awareness Of Owing Gratitude, Or Being Caled Upon At Certain Moments To Reciprocate, To Answer, To Live In A Way Which Is Compatible With The Grandeur And Mystery Of Living.

Pagans Exalt Sacred Things, The Prophets Extol Sacred Deeds.

Understanding God Is Not Attained By Calling Into Session All Arguments For And Against Him, In Order To Debate Whether He Is A Reality Or A Figment Of The Mind. God Cannot Be Sensed As A Second Thought, As An Explanation Of The Origin Of The Universe. He Is Either The First And The Last, Or Just Another Concept.

Instead Of Indulging In Jealousy, Greed, In Relishing Themselves, There Are Men Who Keep Their Hearts Alert To The Stillness In Which Time Rolls On And Leaves Us Behind. ... Those Who Are Open To The Wonder Will Not Miss It. Faith Is Found In Solicitude For Faith, In An Inner Care For The Wonder That Is Everywhere.

As Civilization Advances, The Sense Of Wonder Declines. Such Decline Is An Alarming Symptom Of Our State Of Mind. Mankind Will Not Perish For Want Of Information; But Only For Want Of Appreciation.