Daniela VÖlker, a senior studying for a degree in education at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, points to signs of spirituality on her campus—inspiring in her the hope that a CSO may soon form.
"There is an interest in spirituality," Ms. VÖlker says, "because I see posters around campus announcing talks that teachers or students organize on the Bible or religion. And I often talk to friends about spirituality. I feel they are receptive. Young people are searching, and many feel lost—they don't know where to turn or how to solve their problems. They see the future as a black hole, a question mark.
"When I talk to friends, I don't about religion—as in denominational religion—but rather about my spiritual way of thinking. For example, a friend once came to me very sad, because she was having communication problems with her boss. I told her that I read a book called Science and Health, which, says, 'The intercommunication is always from God to His idea, man.' Science and Health, p. 284 . I told her that she could think of God as communicating whatever He wants through both of them. This was on a Saturday, and on Wednesday she called me back to say that things were going much better at work.
