If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external, everything that is not divine.
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When we change the way that we pray, everything changes.
True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
I think of prayer as a spiritual lifeline back to where I most want to be.
Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.
Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.
A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward.
We do not pray to God to instruct Him as to what He should do; neither for a moment must we presume to dictate the method of the divine working.
Prayer is a privilege and the soul's sincere desire. We can move beyond routine and 'checklist' prayers and engage in meaningful prayer as we appropriately ask in faith and act, as we patiently persevere through the trial of our faith, and as we humbly acknowledge and accept 'not my will, but Thine, be done.'
Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible.
Prayer in any form is efficacious because it is an action. It will, therefore, have a result. That is the law of this universe in which we find ourselves.
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