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God Is Everywhere Or Nowhere, The Father Of All People Or Of None, Concerned About Everything Or Nothing. Only In His Presence Shall We Learn That The Glory Of Humankind Is Not In Its Will To Power But In Its Power Of Compassion.

Man's Sin Is In His Failure To Live What He Is. Being The Master Of The Earth, Man Forgets That He Is The Servant Of God.

Those Of Faith Who Plant Sacred Thoughts In The Uplands Of Time, The Secret Gardeners Of The Lord In Mankind's Desolate Hopes, May Slacken And Tarry But Rarely Betray Their Vocation.

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.

Mundus Vult Decipi'—the World Wants To Be Deceived. To Live Without Deception Presupposes Standards Beyond The Reach Of Most People Whose Existence Is Largely Shaped By Compromise, Evasion And Mutual Accommodation. Could They Face Their Weakness, Their Vanity And Selfishness, Without A Mask?