The following excerpts are reproduced with permission. “by Glenn Grehan.
Excerpt 1:
“What does it mean to believe in God? Christians go into church, profess that they believe in God, and then with a thud they go to heaven. It’s really strange. If you’re thinking about a coach and you’re on the sideline ready to carry on, the coach says, ‘I believe in you.’ You’re putting on your uniform, you’re about to take on the challenge, you’re about to enter the arena. That statement is more than just a description of events. To believe in you is to have a deeper inner belief in what you are capable of, what you can do, and what will happen. So we know what faith will be like. The faith that moves upward should be exactly the same. Christians need to be more proactive and more proactive. ”
Why is this work important?
This reel attacks the idea that faith is merely an intellectual assent, stating: i believe in god And suppose that is enough for heaven. Using sports and coaching imagery that is intuitive to most readers, it reframes faith as living trust and engagement.
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In Lille, the analogy is that of a coach saying, “I believe in you,” on the sideline to a player, but those words only make sense because the player is putting on the uniform and entering the arena, about to risk success or failure. From there, the book argues that Christians misuse the word faith upwards. If faith from a coach to a player means confidence in risky behavior, faith from a man to God must also be more than just words. It is a continuous and active surrender of life, choices, and efforts.
What questions do you ask your readers?
– Where in the actual week will I be billed? faith Will we be forced to act differently at personal cost?
– Am I content to be a spectator chanting the right slogans, or am I meant to be a player whose life is visibly at stake?
– If God were my coach, what would happen to me in the end? go to the pitch Rather than forever standing on the sidelines of belief?
Excerpt 2:
For our prayers to resonate, we must have a relationship with God. How can we achieve this? Well, there are two great models: Christ and Buddha. Indeed, the Bible and the Mahayana scriptures are sacred books. But understanding their humanity is how we understand their divinity. Look outside the sacred works and try to imagine and feel their life. Think like them. Are you courageous and kind in every moment, like Christ? Are you, like Buddha, fully considering the unity in each moment? Trying this, even taking the first step, can produce the results you desire through prayer.
Why is this work important?
This reel bases prayer not on technique or superstition, but on relationships and imitation. It also bridges the Christian and Buddhist traditions, presenting Christ and Buddha as living models in which the human life shines with divinity.
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The author states that prayer finds resonance when it arises from a genuine relationship with God, modeled after the life and spirit of Christ, rather than through mechanical repetition or increased volume of requests. The point is that Jesus models a life of courage and kindness, which, when imitated, gradually brings people’s desires into alignment with God’s purpose, so that what they seek is already aligned with God’s will.
In this view, unanswered or weak prayers are primarily a matter of distance, not technique. Talking to God like a stranger or treating prayer as a transaction lacks the shared life that gives weight to the words. By seeking, thinking, feeling, and acting first in a relationship with God in their daily choices, the believer’s inner world is transformed, and answered prayers become outward signs of an already deepening communion, rather than a prize to be won by frequency or formula.
What questions do you ask your readers?
– When I pray, am I trying to negotiate with distant powers, or am I trying to grow into the image of Christ or Buddha, whom I claim to respect?
– What concrete situations can we approach today by asking, “How would Christ act here? How would Buddha have viewed this moment of unification?”
– If my prayers seem unanswered, could it be that I have not yet taken the first concrete steps that my prayers suggest?
Source: Spiritual Media Blog – www.spiritualmediablog.com
