Whenever you see someone who has to be right, you are looking at someone who is spending more time reading about God than praying to him. They have assumed that we are in a relationship with propositions instead of a Person.

When we go before the God of the universe, one of the things we experience is the overwhelming conviction that the world is so big, our knowledge is so limited, and God is so… well… God, that we could all be wrong.

But there is more than that. Prayer before a God who loves unconditionally frees the believer from the need to appear to be right. There is a direct correlation between real prayer and real freedom from the tyranny of others’ opinions and our own arrogance.

from Approaching God: Accepting the Invitation to Stand in the Presence of God

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Gender-neutral version:

Whenever you see someone who has to be right, you are looking at someone who is spending more time reading about God than praying to God. They have assumed that we are in a relationship with propositions instead of a Person.

When we go before the God of the universe, one of the things we experience is the overwhelming conviction that the world is so big, our knowledge is so limited, and God is so… well… God, that we could all be wrong.

But there is more than that. Prayer before a God who loves unconditionally frees the believer from the need to appear to be right. There is a direct correlation between real prayer and real freedom from the tyranny of others’ opinions and our own arrogance.

from Approaching God: Accepting the Invitation to Stand in the Presence of God