level of spirit, i.e., if the word’s freedom is matched by a corresponding readiness on man’s side to hear, follow and accept. It is not only a matter of what is called “the moral life” or of living according to the “Christian precepts”: what is essential is that incandescent center which is the very heart and source of morality, and without which it would very swiftly grow cold and become twisted into pharisaism. The vital thing is the living encounter with the God who speaks to us in his Word,