Man is one of your creatures, Lord, and his instinct is to praise you. (...)
The thought of you stirs him so deeply that

he cannot be content unless he praises you,

because you made us for yourself
and our hearts find no peace until they rest in you.

Grant me, Lord, to know and understand whether a man is first to pray to you for help or to praise you,
and whether he must know you before he can call you to his aid.
If he does not know you, how can he pray to you? (...)

Or are men to pray to you and learn to know you through their prayers?
Only, how are they to call upon the Lord until they have learned to believe in him?
And how are they to believe in him without a preacher to listen to?

Those who look for the Lord will cry out in praise of him,
because all who look for him shall find him,
and when they find him they will praise him.

"Confessions" by Saint Augustine, 3th century

bevor ich das Buch hier im Hostel lasse und gegen Terry Pratchett eintausche, musst ich das nochmal abschreiben...