The temporary Sunday School teacher was struggling to open a combination lock on the supply cabinet. She had been told the combination, but couldn't quite remember it.
She went to the pastor's study and asked for help. The pastor came into the room and began to turn the dial.
After the first two numbers he paused and stared blankly for a moment.Finally he looked serenely heavenward and his lips moved silently.
Then he looked back at the lock, and quickly turned to the final number, and opened the lock.
The teacher was amazed. "I'm in awe at your faith, pastor," she said.
"It's really nothing," he answered. "The number is on a piece of tape on the ceiling." 1
This is the 21st century and I think that most of us know deep in our hearts what the pastor in the above quip knows: there is no one up there to help.
Or as the religious would say: God helps those who help themselves.
Ergo, what need have we of God?
We found ourselves in God's country and we put in air conditioning. He provides diseases. We cure them, eventually. His country is not the most comfy place for the humans he loves. We have done better. Kind of improved on his design. We do that a lot.
It is easier to realize that he is not there than to try and make excuses to save him from irrelevance.
We act like he is not there. That is why science is effective and prayer is not.
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1 - Beliefnet Daily Joke of the day
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