Truth without paradox is useless. Paradox brings me (us?) to the end of myself (ourselves), as does powerlessness, so the first step in expertise is getting out of the way of thinking for…oneself. Too many people view God as a “crutch”. Maybe one’s true crutch is thinking God is a crutch?

With surrender being the resting point of paradox, I can, therefore, move into new territory. The Set Aside Prayer is to ask God to help me forget everything I know about God so I can learn more about God’s Terms. Clean the slate.