Miracles should inspire gratitude, not awe.

Miracles should inspire gratitude, not awe. Man should thank God for what he really is. The Children of God are very holy. The miracle honors their holiness.

God’s Children cannot lose their holiness, although it can be hidden. The miracle uncovers it and brings it into the light where it belongs.

Holiness can never be really hidden in darkness, but man can deceive himself on this point. This illusion makes him fearful because, in his heart, he knows it is an illusion.

Like all illusions, he exerts enormous efforts to establish their validity. The miracle sets validity where it belongs. Eternal validity belongs only to the Soul. The miracle acknowledges only the Truth. It thus dispels man’s illusions about himself and puts him into communion with himself and with God.1

1. 1. There will be more about "validity" in the notes