Jason Parham, Finding god outside society

It seems that the only way to see god is without the effects of humanity. This applies both inwardly and outwardly. In the instance of inwardly searching for god you must clear your mind and soul of the human problems of money, trivial relationships and other day to day situations that can cloud your mind. Only after you rid yourself of the problems can you grasp god and what is important. Lane says “the self is a desert that must be stripped and made empty before god can be found at its center.”(11) This to me also seems the case with outwardly searching for god, you can’t find spiritual knowledge or god on the subway or on the corner. You have to get away from human influence and society, out of the city and get to the places were god can be seen, places like the dessert or the mountains were his glory can be seen and where you relationship to him can be understood.