No matter how rich, poor, famous, meek, or otherwise; we all are in the same boat. We all strive (hopefully) to be a good individual, but alas, at some point our fleshly, human existence gets the better of us and we give in. Some of us willingly and without recourse, but I would wager most of us try to live just and healthy lives spiritually and physically with minor slips allowed.
Now I would like to use some deductive reasoning and scientific method when dissecting Madonna's prayer. Why is this prayer so important to me? Because it has been my prayer as well in the past and sometimes still lurks about when I feel like being really terrible. Its also necessary, in some fashion, to come to an understanding what the definition of "sin" constitutes in each of us. Yes, morality and ethics is [50 shades of grey] in our human race, but it is necessary to at least conclude what is the common, sinful nature we all share.
Let me take the leap here and suggest that a sin is anything we do against our person or another that adversely affects ourselves and/or the surrounding community. And it is also an act or thought that is meaningfully intended and malicious or in some way disrespectful to self. Finally, let me claim temptation is not sin, just the opportunity to make a choice for deliverance or ruin.
Madonna states she is "sorry for having offended" God with her willful "sinning," and she insists she "detests" these sins in concurrence with God's detesting of them, according to scripture of the Holy Bible. I suggest it is definitely a sin if there is behavior we are continuously involved in that we ourselves feel that gut whisper that something is not right, and it most likely is a sin against ourselves or another. Time for meditation and prayer. Root it out. Profess it, detest it, and rebuke it, and let it go!
Next Madonna states her "love" for God, which would be necessary for recognizing the sin in the first place. Her prayer exhorts with eager fervor to expel the sin from her life. She then testifies to having a dream that she "lost Heaven for the pain of hell." Wow. That's intense. It is obvious Madonna's soul is stirred to the extent she believes in a hell and furthermore feels her sins could lead her to an eternity without being in the presence and love of God.
Lastly, Madonna announces that she wants to badly "to be good." But as the song ensues we know the hook; she is gone wild and ends up failing sometimes anyway. So what is key to never failing or keeping it to a minimum? I suggest and claim the one ingredient missing from Madonna's prayer is the Lord Jesus Christ. For it is in Him we gain salvation from sin though "we remain sinners we are saved." [Holy Bible]
God does love each of us and is reluctant to judge because He also lived a life on earth through the human experience of Jesus, as well as every human that has ever walked this planet. God resides in us all because we are made of the energy from Him. He wants to restore us to Him perfectly. That perfection was accomplished in Jesus' life, death, and resurrection.
Now I am not asking anyone reading this to believe in my faith, nor am I trying to covert you from whatever spiritual walk you are currently on. And definitely am not trying to upset the radically proud and intolerably impatient atheist to dare believe in something other than nothing, which is still a belief in something mind you. What I do wish to do is explain my faith in an unconventional way as a gay man living the same experience we all must as our births were beyond our control. So take to heart there is hope and true love in this universe even if at this times it isn't clearly apparent or it seemingly is not on board with your needs and check-off lists for 2014. He is aware. He is willing. He is patient, and He is always ready for you.
God bless you all and may you have a happy and prosperous existence.
Jesus, friend of sinners.
GC4JC ~ Geisha Bear Fondue
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