"I urge then, first of all, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving to be made for everyone . .

The bedrock validation for human fellowship lies in the truth of God's existence, and the fact that he ALONE is God. There is not a person in the world who does not owe his/her being and daily subsistence to him. Here implied, is both brotherhood and service--components of love. My prayers defy prayer's logic if they do not reach beyond my own felt needs to the comfort, well-being, progress and salvation of all humanity.