Prayer

Yesterday I was ill, but I am feeling somewhat better today. Apparently, there’s a stomach bug going around that I contracted. Fortunately for me, it wasn’t nearly as bad as some I’ve heard about.

For a while now I’ve been thinking a lot about prayer. Yesterday, I was afforded a considerable amount of time to think about it. The jury is still out on whether it did much good or not. ;>)

I tread lightly around the subject of prayer because of its nature. I often listen to people who struggle regarding its efficacy. I listen, advise, and am forced to admit my own struggles with the subject. Do I pray enough? Is there real substance to my prayers? Or am I just uttering words I’ve heard all my life included in prayers and passing them off as something meaningful when they aren’t?

Will God answer? When will God answer? Does God care? Why? Why? Why? I suppose for this reason, the subject of prayer in particular strikes an uneasy nerve in many of us. So here’s a quote worth considering. Maybe it will cause you, too, to reflect.

“The self-sufficient do not pray, the self- satisfied will not pray, the self-righteous cannot pray. No man is greater than his prayer life.”