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Tuesday, June 07, 2005
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“The one principle of hell is—“I am my own.” - George MacDonald

Many of us fall into the trap of “praying” to God, or--in some instances--to a nameless higher being, for the power to be one’s own source of strength whenever the world seems to be crashing all around us. To those that pray such a prayer, this I say: make sure you understand your prayer.

Human beings are not, by nature, solitary beings. We were not created to be alone. No matter how we fight it, we seek out other faces, other voices to sustain us, inspire us, to give meaning to our lives.

Like most of the resources of the natural world, our strengths and abilities are limited. We are not, and can never be, our own bottomless wellsprings of fortitude, or even creativity. The very fact that our flesh corrupts and “melts into the sun”, that our hearts fail, that fear somehow keeps looming at every turn, tells us that we cannot fill ourselves with just our own spirits. There is always a void. Always room for something, or Someone, to complete us. But no human being, ideology, religion or material thing can fulfill such a requirement. Only the Author and Finisher of our faith can do that.

To ask your “higher power” to make you your own saviour is futile. A benevolent god would never place his beloved child in such danger. If such a god does grant it, then think twice about who or what you are praying to!

Even when your flesh fails, and you are counting your last moments on earth, a true God will shake the very heavens to make sure your soul is intact; that it is complete.

Therefore, take care the words you say in prayer. If none of them leads to true salvation—yours or someone else’s—or expresses gratitude for your many blessings, then don’t say them at all. The power of our words is inestimable. And whenever we feel compelled to let our hurts color our prayers, remember that no one has the power to hurt us more than our own selves.

 
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