AS IF

The internet attributes the following quote to C.S. Lewis, John Wesley, Irenaeus, and St. Augustine:

 

"Pray as if everything depends on God. Work as if everything depends on you." 

Whoever originated it, it has been around for years. And it has come out of the mouths of countless preachers, I suppose. And whenever I hear it, it bothers me.

The message seems well-intentioned: "Pray hard and work hard."

Still, it bugs me. Something is off. And here's how I know that it's flawed ...

I can't imagine Jesus saying it.