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The spiritual giants of old were men who at some time became acutely aware of the real Presence of God and taken care of that consciousness for the rest of the lives. The first face may have been one of terror, as when a "horror of great darkness" dropped after Abram, or as when Moses at the bush hid his face because he was afraid to look after God. Usually this fear soon lost its content of terror and improved after some time to delightsome awe, to level off finally into a reverent sense of complete nearness to God. The fundamental point is, they experienced God. How normally can the saints and prophets be discussed? How normally can we take into account the amazing vitality for good they may have exercised over countless generations? Is it not that they strolled in mindful communion with the true Presence and addressed their prayers to God with the artless conviction that they were dealing with Someone actually there?