Prayer is the recognition that if God had not

engaged himself in our problems, we would

still be lost in the blackness. It is by His mercy

that we have been lifted up. Prayer is that whole

process that reminds us of who God is and who

we are.

I believe there's great power in prayer. I believe

God heals the wounded, and that he can raise

the dead. But I don't believe we tell God what

to do and when to do it.

God knows that we, with our limited vision,

don't even know that for which we should pray.

When we entrust our requests to him, we trust

him to honor our prayers with holy judgment.