Very commonly in old days it led to actual idolatry, bowing down before
these calm, unreachable brightnesses. In our days it too often leads to
forgetting God altogether, and not seldom to disbelief that man can be
of any account in such a universe. We are told that the notions of a
covenant, a redemption, or that God cares about us are presumptuous. We
all know the talk of men who are so modestly conscious of their own
insignificance that they rebuke God for saying that He loves us, and
Christians for believing Him.