A Sense of Awe

I read a novel where the reaction of a group of people to a rather spectacular event was 'awe'. It made me think that there isn't much of a sense of awe toward God these days. And here, I'm talking about the Christians. Why is that the case? Well, why not? Far too many don't know God at all well - not in His majesty, power or holiness - so why should there be any awe? And that is not just a shame in the colloquial sense of that phrase but an actual shame. The Church in America will not be able to function as it should until there is the beginnings of a sense of awe or at least a sense of shame that there isn't awe. The old fashioned way of talking about this is the fear of God.