Man's search for God

It is said that God was displaced from the central position He occupied in man's existence, when the 20th c. began. They cite several reasons for this too - such as the disbelief and cynicism created by Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the quantum progress in Science and Technology, and man's increasingly materialistic way of life.

Has God lost the prominence He was accorded centuries ago? The question is illogical. How can the Omnipotent 'lose' prominence and power? If we rephrase the question and ask ourselves, 'Are we giving less importance, less prominence to God in our lives?' my answer would still be negative. Man's faith in God remains unshaken. External forms of worship may have changed but man's need for God is greater than ever.

It is not that God is lost to the world but that we have lost touch with Him! When most people raise this question, 'Where is God?' they are expressing a deep-felt need not merely to 'find' Him but to make Him real in their lives.


God lives above and, in fact, in each one of those places mentioned. But most important of all, He resides in each and every heart. When the veil of ignorance is removed, man becomes aware that all that he sees around him, all that is, is a manifestation of the Lord.