Three Errors

The Common Order of Worship for the Reform begins with the following.  Paraphrased, because I can't be arsed to find and Ctrl-V the original text.

O God, forgive us these three errors made due to our human limitations:  that thou art everywhere, but we worship you here; that thou are without face and form, yet we give you both; that thou hast no need of prayers and sacrifices, but we offer them anyway.

I like this.  Always have.  Granted, I've always had a weakness for Biblical pomp, which the early works of the Reform have in spades, but I think there's something to the idea of making a statement of belief through confessing these errors.

The trouble is, I'm not sure they fit.  I mean, sure, okay, on the surface they're all fine.  A case could be made against there being no need for prayer and sacrifice, depending on your specific view of the divine; but in general, they're applicable.

My problem with them is, they don't say enough.

My own personal theology is presently in development.  The things I "know" for sure are that the gods, little-g, the Aesir and Vanir and Tuatha de Danann and the Greek gods and the Egyptian gods and the Mesoamerican gods are all distinct from the Creator-God.  It is my belief that they serve the function assigned to the aeons in Gnostic theology -- spiritual teachers and guides, keystones of divine knowledge.  Though myths exist in which they play a prominent part in the creation and/or shaping of the world, I think these are teaching-myths, not truth.

Where my thinking diverges from that of the Gnostics is in assigning separation to the Infinite-God and Creator-God.  Or, perhaps it would be better said that I do not believe the Creator-God to be lesser, or evil.  While it is true that the world is full of suffering, it is necessary to suffer in order to grow -- and the existence of the world must be a goodness, because with no world there would be no grokking.

But God is remote.  In that sense I am a Deist -- I do not believe the Creator interferes with the Cosmos because to do so would be to subvert its very purpose.  Prayers and sacrifices to God are not only unnecessary, they are also futile.  God simply cannot be reached; a mortal simply cannot fully understand the infinite.

However, prayers and sacrifices to the aeons are not futile, nor are they unnecessary.  The act of making prayers and sacrifices, the act of giving gifts to the gods and Kindreds, is what opens the way between us and them.  So in that sense, the gifts are needful.

In addition, I think there is utility in offering prayers to the One.  It is to the One that we are referring when we say, "thou art God" -- the statement is a recognition of the individual's intellect, will, and agency; the parts of us that are Godly.  Offering prayers to the One makes us mindful of the divine, and more aware of the divine within ourselves and the need to submit to its will.

So what would the "three errors" be?  Lately I've been using the following:

That thou art everywhere, yet I praise and cherish you here;That thou sitest at the summit that cannot be reached, yet I seek to climb;That thou art God, and I am God, and all that groks is God; yet from thee I stand apart.

Thoughts?  Comments?  Suggestions?