Screwtapes 4-6

I really felt that letter 4 talked about something we take for granted, prayer. I think that the comment about Prayer was very true and I agreed with it fully. Many people think that prayer is something that we can do without too much structure, and at some point I agree with it, but in many ways I dont. I remember when I was little I would always pray while in bed because I was too lazy and tired to get outta bed. I always used to get so frustrated when my mom made us get out of bed and kneel on the side of it. Now it is easy to see why. God wants us to pray, but as Christians, we cant get used to praying sloppy, like the letter from Wormwood says. In my opinion when we pray we should be in total meditation about God and what we are praying for. We should avoid any outside interuptions that aren't of God. Like letter 4 stated, the devil gets excited when we have the television or radio with non-things on during prayer. If the devil can compromise us when we are praying, what else can he have us do? This is when we lose sight on making a connection with God. When I was a child, I didnt understand the importance of being in total meditiation, but as an adult, see this as being important.

Chapters 1-3

I found the Screwtapes Letters to be very humorous and engaging. At first, it took me a while to really get into the reading, I found myself re-reading a lot of sections. But after I really understood that it was a satire about Christianity from the Devil’s point of view, I laughed. I really found it interesting that he made comment about people how we tend to judge others, but yet keep our true identities hidden from others. Many times, people do this so that they cant experience hurt for various reasons. On the opposite end, many people keep thoughts and feelings to themselves that could be important. What would have happened if Einstein kept to himself? These days, we are in a society where people aren’t allowed to show others who they really are because it may force them to constantly be on guard about the person they are. My question is who are we to judge anyone? We all have different attributes that make us different. It is not anyone’s responsibility to judge what is inside of us. In class, we were talking about the NIU tragedy and it just makes me wonder if it would have occurred if the suspect was able to talk out to someone and not hide his true self. Maybe he just needed someone to take the time and listen. We all do.