Would You Do Better in God’s Place?

In attempting to overcome mortality in the material, man’s failure to understand the purpose for errors is not a flaw in the creation itself, but a reflection of man’s greater spiritual imperfection. It is incorrect and will naturally be corrected, as designed. We live in society that prides itself on technological progress and machine efficiency, yet we are trapped in a cycle of cultural self-alienation, separated from one another by the very tools we use to connect. This is not merely an accident of modern life; it is the consequence of a deeper failure: the abandonment or misapplication of prayer and repentance, which stem from separation.

Consider this with clarity: imperfection is not a curse but a condition of being human. We are not meant to be flawless beings who see the world through perfect lenses but to yearn for the perfecting process; we are meant to be flawed creatures who learn to desire the divine light of Grace. The modern age has taught us to treat imperfection as something to be corrected, and yet we forget that imperfection is the only position from which truth could grow. The deeper truth is that even with extended lives and minds altered through the material, we would remain imperfect, and that much more separated from the divine in mortal hubris.

We are surrounded by complexity we could not possibly fully comprehend, yet many now refuse to engage prayer in humility. To pray is not about the asking for help but admission of our mortal weakness; it is full awareness that even in our most painful moments, there is a divine, noumenal, and eternal hand guiding us toward understanding. Repentance is self-confirming these truths and recognising where we have failed, and are more likely to fail in the same way without some deeper transactions and commitments. Recounting our errors and their aetiology also makes sense on a shallower psychological level. Sharing our imperfect experiences and transgressions in the midst of struggle is acknowledgement that we are indeed imperfect and our lives are inextricably interconnected, bound by common purposes greater than the individual.

The great enemy over the material recommends surety in the knowledge of man and mortal understandings. There is always some light at the end of the tunnel, but what if the light you see is not the end but moves ahead of you in a tunnel forming a loop? These things are useless illusions cast as distractions to capture the soul and keep people from the truth in the meaning of our imperfection. Imagine if everyone was perfect and no one ever struggled, no one ever needed to pray, and no one ever had to share their experiences, time, or resources with others. How would such a world look? What would draw people together outside of the moving and passing pleasures? How could it operate? How could it continue? It would be a place devoid of depth, a prison of emptiness where the mortal mind is entrapped by its own shadows.

The only way to truly understand is to first embrace our imperfections in honesty. Without imperfection, our lives would reduce to spectacles for the ridiculous purpose of entertainment, devoid of meaning or purpose. Imperfection teaches us to value the overall process over simply the result, to recognise that in failure there is wisdom to be uncovered, and that true understanding is not found in some false material perfection but in the willingness to learn, imperfectly as we do, in humility.

Are we so enamoured with our own ambitions that we have forgotten how to humble ourselves with truth? Or are we merely trapped in a cycle of alienation, never seeing the Grace that compels us to seek truth through humility and wonder? Your failure to understand, dear reader, is not a flaw but an invitation. The soul is not meant to live in isolation; it is meant to find wonder and joy through our imperfect discovery in light of divine Love, as to open up and stand against the darkness.