The late Dag Hammarskjold wrote: "God does not die on the day we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illuminated by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason".
For people of faith, this wonder sustains them even in the darkest hours of life. There is always the longing and the nagging suspicion that we were made for something greater, by someone greater, and we are restless in our search to stay illuminated, to stay focused, and to remain a steady reflection of that holy radiance. We do this in spite of what the world throws our way. We do this despite the meanness and narrowness often demonstrated by mankind. We do this because love always keeps away the darkness, always. We do this no matter how badly God may be interpreted by those who would do evil in His name. We do this because we are wonder-filled.
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