Even though the disciples were not aware of it, the presence was with them while they were reviewing the scriptures together on the road. Hence forth, we will catch only a fleeting glimpse of it – in the study of sacred writings, in other human beings, in liturgy, and in communion with strangers. But these moments remind us that our fellow men and women are themselves sacred; there is something about them that is worthy of absolute reverence, is in the last resort mysterious, and will always elude us.
Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2637.karen-armstrong