Of course, when God hides himself, the sinner may experience a false sense of security: it seems that God does not exist at all. One can safely live without him, in opposition to him, turning one’s back upon him—or so it seems. Precisely this security of the godless man is his most serious trouble. In times when God is silent, in a time when his face seems to have become unrecognizable, should we not reflect with some alarm upon the significance of God’s concealment? Should we not view it as the true fate to which the world is doomed and call upon God all the louder and more urgently for him
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