In Blake's The Divine Image, he says "For Mercy, Peace, Pity, and Love/ Is God, our father dear/ And Mercy, Peace, Pity, and Love/ Is Man, his child and care". These are the four "virtues of delight". People pray to these virtues in hard times. These virtues represent "God, our father dear". Blake also says these are the virtues of Man. This poem says that our prayers are not just directed to God, but to "the human form divine". I do not necessarily agree with this poem. We pray to God, not man. It is possible I could be misinterpreting this poem. From my understanding, it is saying we must love and respect "the human form divine" no matter your religion. God is who answers prayers. God is Mercy, Peace, Pity, and Love. We should always strive to be like Him.
I commented on Henry Torbert's.
Hmm, it was a bit confusing. I think that he is talking about that since those things dwell within humans, when we pray for those things, we are praying for things that reside in humankind. Thus, we should not hate one another, for where the attributes of god dwell, there is God. Still not sure how the "praying to mankind" thing works though...
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