God, Faith, and Prayer

Questions 28–35

28Why does God seem hidden?

Because genuine Godward movement requires attention rather than mere sensory compulsion.

29Why does God not simply reveal Himself unmistakably?

Because overwhelming certainty could replace freely directed relationship with inevitability.

30Why do people doubt God?

Because consciousness encounters ambiguity and must decide where to direct itself.

31What is faith?

Continuing to direct oneself toward God without possessing complete certainty.

32What is prayer?

Consciousness intentionally turning toward God.

33What is meditation?

Training attention. In The Godward Way, attention is not emptied but directed.

34What is worship?

The deliberate offering of attention, emotion, thought, body, and action to God.

35What is sacrifice?

Taking something genuinely valuable and intentionally directing it toward God.