Single Idea 19437

[catalogued under 29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief]

Full Idea

Not only cares and labours but also prayers are useful; God having had these prayers in view before he regulated things.

Gist of Idea

Prayers are useful, because God foresaw them in his great plan

Source

Gottfried Leibniz (The Theodicy [1710], Abridge III)

Book Reference

Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Leibniz Selections', ed/tr. Wiener,Philip P. [Scribners 1951], p.514


A Reaction

Hm. I'm struggling with this one. So I can't skip prayers today, because God has foreseen them and included them in his great plan? Hard to motivate yourself, like starting a game of chess after you've already been declared the winner.