Monday, November 18, 2013

Commanding God?

Are we spiritual puppeteers? Look at the words which we use in our worship services: “Give us this day our daily bread”...” Forgive us our trespasses”...“Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit”...”Heal the sick”...”Restore unto us...” Doesn’t it sound, by the words alone, that we’re giving God direct orders? And what about “Hear us, O Lord”...and “Lord, hear our prayer”? Don’t these words seem to instruct God to listen, not that we want him to respond to our petition? When you think about it, how should we address him? We call the pope “Your Holiness,” our president “Mr. President,” the queen of England “Your Majesty,” and her offspring “Your Royal Highness,” but God’s own Son calls him “Abba” [Aramaic for “Daddy”], and suggests that we do the same. Amazing! Getting back to petitioning Daddy, at the very least do you suppose it might be polite to say “please” or “if it be your will” to the Grand Architect of the Universe?

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