Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom, / ⁠Lead Thou me on

After all, nontrivial atheological reasons, ranging from various problems of evil to naturalist theories according to which theistic belief is illusory or merely projective, are a pervasive, if not obtrusive, component of the rational portion of our intellectual heritage.

I'm going for a swim.

For it is of all the churches in England the first and most ancient ; first made of twisted rods, from which a divine odour of sanctity spread its perfume over all the world ; and though made of mean materials, was held in the highest veneration …