Why do we have to ask for protection daily?

[Patrick]

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What is a about our Human existence that requires us to ask for protection on a daily basis?
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IMHO it is so because of the nature of this catalyst. There is something to learn from this and it looks like it will be better assimilated if we need to consciously attend to it on a daily basis.

Another option is that you are supposed to get the greetings so that you process some of the fears you have repressed. So the opportunity to do so comes daily and you simply postpone it every time you invoke protection. You ask for it to go away and it does, but the catalyst not having been processed comes back.