R.D. Lange is an imminent philosopher, and one of the most perceptive observers and discerning describers of the human situation. He has said this, what we think is less than what we know. What we know is less than what we love. What we love is so much less than there is, and to this precise extent we are much less than what we are.

What a challenging assessment. We are much less than what we are. Now that’s a needed perspective, but unfortunately our perspective is poisoned. We are confused about what is crippling us, but we know that we are crippled. We don’t know what it is that is making us less than what we know in our heart of hearts, we are called to be and can be. But we do know that that is our plight. Our outward image may communicate confidence and competence, but inside we are…