Article June 29, 1987 Issue

Christians, of course, acknowledge that Will [of God]...

Evelyn Underhill

Christians, of course, acknowledge that Will [of God] and [His] Kingdom as the greatest of all realities every time they say the Lord's Prayer; that is, if they really grasp its tremendous implications, and really mean what they say. But so many Christians are like ... people at a concert ... [who] study the programme carefully, believe every statement made in it, speak respectfully of the quality of the music, but only really hear a phrase now and again. So they have no notion at all of the mighty symphony which fills the universe, to which our lives are destined to make their tiny contribution, and which is the self-expression of the Eternal God.

Evelyn Underhill

From The Spiritual Life, copyright © 1937, 1938, 1955 by Hodder and Stoughton. Reprinted by permission of Morehouse Barlow Co., Inc.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Article
Second Thought
June 29, 1987
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit