Surveys confirm most Americans profess to believe in God. But it isn't evident from church attendance. We have more choices in how we use our time. It is easy to go somewhere else, to do something else. For many people television at home or pursuit of recreation takes priority over being in church.
Nature repairs the scars men have made upon the land and replenishes the life on the land.
The humans who come and go may seem different, but human nature has not changed. They still want to love and be loved, they still sin, they still seek understanding.