Once in a Blue Moon, Even a Progressive Christian Gets it Nearly Right

Irene asked:

For the last few years, I have wondered why “God” needs to be praised. ...

Dr. Amanda Udis-Kessler* answered:

... I don’t think people praise God because God needs the praise. I think people praise God because people have a need to praise God. And I think praising God is valuable and meaningful and worth doing (with some care), even if God does not require it of us. ...

What would I change?

• "even if God does not" to "even if God did not" ...
• add fear to the mix, fearing God is worthwhile as well.

Remember, it's not the fear to get hurt, it's the fear to displease. And in some cases, when one is in mortal sin, the fear to get hurt if one doesn't change. But first of all, it's the kind of fear one could describe as awe.

Some like to stand in awe of a deep forest. Some like to stand in awe of Niagara falls. Japanese sometimes look as if standing in awe of Mount Fuji. So do a lot of tourists to Japan. So, who would not like to stand in awe of the guy who's turning sun, moon and stars around us each day?/HGL

* On same page, less happy, an essay by Roger Wolsey, wonder whom he could be related to, and yikes for the title:

The Politics of Happiness: The Least Christian Countries are the Most Christian - Part II
Column by Rev. Roger Wolsey on 15 May 2025
https://progressingspirit.com/2025/05/15/the-politics-of-happiness-the-least-christian-countries-are-the-most-christian-part-ii/