Chat question: mourning missed prayer with God vs. earthly father
- I don't talk to my earthly father often and don't mourn it — so why should I mourn going days without talking to my heavenly Father?
A chat question picks up Buba's admission of going days without talking to his heavenly Father: a listener doesn't talk to his earthly father often and doesn't mourn it — what's the difference? Dave Herrick: if heaven is people in line with God's will, why wouldn't you want God's presence on earth; prayer is an opportunity to interact with God, and mourning missed prayer is about prioritization. Buba: he relies on his heavenly Father 'for things like breathing' — he feels the gap in connectedness and is fueled by God's presence; he doesn't need his earthly father that way.
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