So in America, we often just want to be treated fairly, right? We want a fair shake, a fair chance, and when we're kids, what do we most often cry during games? THAT'S NOT FAIR! We say it all the time, and we want fairness.
But God doesn't give us fairness.
We pray here for God to deal with us bountifully, but we don't want God to deal with us fairly, because if that were true, we'd all be destined for hell. To get what we deserve from God is the opposite of what we want! Of course, to accept this means to accept that we are all flawed, that we all fall short, and that we cannot find our way forward. This is a hard thing to accept.
But when we do accept it, then we are consumed with longing for God's rules, because we recognize that God's rules lead to flourishing, lead to life, lead to selfless love. When we are consumed with God's laws, the laws that call us into lives of selfless love, then we delight in God and find that God and God alone can truly satisfy the deepest longings of our soul.
So may we give thanks for the radical unfairness we receive from God!
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