It seems to me that many people have an image of God as one of the following:
- A celestial aircraft pilot
- A celestial computer operator
- A celestial magician
- A celestial surgeon
- A celestial mechanic
- A celestial ______ (fill in the blank)
Taking the first two of these: imagine an airlcraft pilot sitting in a huge cockpit. He is confronted by numerous buttons, levers and dials. Each control does something. Or anyone using a piece of software - Microsoft Word or Excel have far more menus and options than I am ever going to use.
What people do when they pray is to expect God to listen and then push the appropriate button or click on the correct formatting/function command. Very often a prayer will contain the words "Make us X, Y or Z..." which requires a response from God the pilot. "Help us to change course in life" so God moves the joystick or whatever it is called on a large plane.
The sermon on Sunday was about prayer and I will write about it later in the week For now I am leaving this link here about the Lord's Prayer.
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