I am currently reading a collection of essays/lectures on suffering, pain and resilience written by those in the psychology field. One of the papers is exploring the idea that American culture has turned spirituality into a marketable field. The idea is that appealing to one's spiritual needs is really no different than appealing to one's physical needs/wants.
While that may be how religion is
commonly viewed in our culture, but this is not how Christianity is. The
Christian faith is about one's relationship with God. It's not about feelings,
or about things to do to avoid going to hell nor is it about appealing to God as a Santa
Claus to get what one wants.
The final goal of spirituality is not an object to be gained but about loving and being loved by the one God in three persons. This is similar to thinking that marriage is for financial reasons rather than love and relationship.
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