Prayer is of no avail. The lightning falls on the just and the unjust in accordance with natural laws.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Prayer does not influence natural events which follow fixed laws.
- In plain terms
- Nature works the same way for everyone regardless of prayer.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand that nature follows laws not prayers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does prayer change outcomes?
- How do we explain suffering?
Another view
It may dismiss personal comfort found in spiritual practices.
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