Prayer for Atheists

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September 21, 2021 a project of ServiceSpace The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. - Soren Kierkegaard - Prayer for Atheists "Legend has it that the physicist Niels Bohr had a horseshoe hanging above his door. A colleague asked him why, to which he responded, "It's for luck." The colleague then asked him if he believed in luck. Bohr reassured him that as a scientist he did not believe in luck. Puzzled, the colleague asked again why Bohr had the horseshoe hanging above his door. Bohr responded, "I'm told that you don't have to believe in order for it to work." William Irwin is a Professor of Philosophy, and author of 'God Is a Question, Not an Answer: Finding Common Ground in Our Uncertainty.' More in this essay. { read more } Be The Change "I don't know where prayers go, or what they do..." So begins a poem by Mary Oliver. Listen to her reading it here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Barbara Kingsolver on Knitting as Creation Story Translating Meaning Into Life: A Taoist Parable Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier How to Strengthen Your Inner Shield Bye Bye Plastic Bags One Love 16 Teachings from COVID-19 A Pandemic Poem-Prayer DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,265 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More