I This man is reaching for eternity! Look, f as he stretches his arms heavenward. He is searching for the secret of the Divine which can give his life direction at>d meaning on earth and fulfillment in eternity. So it has always been. Man has searched for the Divine. He has made crude images of wood and stone. He has fashioned from his mind philosophies of life. He has wor shipped his own reason and creations. But in all his teachings he has never found eternity. Man reaches rather than receives. That ■ is his mistake. In his pride, he has looked to his own mind and resources to carry him to eternity. He has tried to climb to heaven rather than accept the salvation offered by his Christ who comes to him. Like the children in Grimm’s fairy tale who deserted their home and looked the world over for a treasure that was in their own backyard, mas con i tinues to seek that which God has | already given. V We have only to receive the I | Cross. There is God reaching for I ; man. There is God stretching his I 4 arms earthward offering man life I

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