'But we must learn it sooner or later. There surely comes a time when the mind perceives that this world is the work of God also and not of devils, and that in the order of nature we may behold the ways of the Eternal; in fact, that God is here and now in the humblest and most familiar fact, as sleepless and active as ever he was in old Judea. This perception has come and is coming to more minds to-day than ever before--this perception of the modernness of God, of the modernness of inspiration, of the modernness of religion; that there was never any more revelation than there is now, never any more conversing of God with man, never any more Garden of Eden, or fall of Adam, or thunder of Sinai, or ministering angels, than there is now; in fact, that these things are not historical events, but inward experiences and perceptions perpetually renewed or typified in the growth of the race. This is the modern gospel; this is the one vital and formative religious thought of modern times.' (p. 50-51)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- God is here now in familiar facts, and revelation is an inward experience not just historical events.
- In plain terms
- God is present in everyday life and revelation is a personal experience.
- What can you take from it?
- Look for the sacred in the present moment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is God present now?
- How do you recognize revelation?
Another view
Not everyone perceives the divine in ordinary facts.
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