What is God’s dream, and how was it imparted to you? God's dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion. In God’s family, there are no outsiders, no enemies. Black and white, rich and poor, gay and straight, Jew and Arab, Muslim and Christian, Hindu and Buddhist—all belong. When we start to live as brothers and sisters and to recognize our interdependence, we become fully human. This dream can be found throughout the Bible and has been repeated by all of God's prophets right down to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi.

"It has been the practice of analysis to ignore religious associations," he said. This is not good, he asserted.

Spirituality is a "reaching out" to a natural or religious source, Ostow said; o­ne feels in touch with a transcendent object. Spirituality is a regression to an early phase of childhood development. It is like an infant yearning for its mother.