There is this error that slipped into Christianity. Alfred North Whitehead referred to it as “God as Caesar”. To Whitehead, God does not sit on the throne, God does not direct things from above, moving the continents, miraculously curing you cancer, sending category five hurricanes into Appalachia. No, he emphasized an idea of God that he called “the brief Galilean vision of humility”:

It does not emphasize the ruling Caesar, or the ruthless moralist, or the unmoved mover. It dwells upon the tender elements in the world, which slowly and in quietness operates by love; and it finds purpose in the present immediacy of a kingdom not of this world. Love neither rules, nor is it unmoved; also it is a little oblivious as to morals. It does not look to the future; for it finds its own reward in the immediate present.

I think this ought to be emphasized more. If you ever feel powerless, consider that God is powerless too. What is in power? This unfeeling machine that increasingly dictates everything in your life, from within these little black mirrors everyone carries around. But that’s how it needs to be. The environment is supposed to be challenging. It’s the only way your mind can develop.

On Earth, Jesus resigned himself to his death sentence. In heaven, God stepped down from his throne and jumped into the abyss, as Satan crawled out of a black mirror and usurped his place. And how long does it last? Until you’re dead. But you have to understand, that this is what you wanted. God doesn’t want to be God, it’s just a means to an end.