Because if you are, I don't have it. Never have; never will. I do know that you can meditate in silence or sing your praises to God. You can gather with the whole community or carve out a few moments during your morning commute. You can include religious words or simply cry out with moaning and groaning too deep for words.
You can stand up, lie down, sit in your pew, kneel at the altar, walk in the woods, drive in your car, raise your hands while you're at it. Many prayers have ascended during football games, before Math tests, on icy roads and after crushing medical diagnoses. You can use English, Greek, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish and even gibberish. God's ear is turned towards and tuned into creation's cries.
But if your heart is wandering in the land of lust or greed or anger or just plain selfishness you're going to have a hard time of it all because it is the heart that speaks most clearly to our God. This you know: the God who graciously gives us all, wants us to grow into just such gracious giving people. Because God is gracious, we are free to ask, seek and knock any time we want and with a whole lot of silliness in the mix.
This I do know. The more you pray, the deeper, stronger, and richer your life in Christ grows. Use up your iphone minutes in conversation with God and before you know it, your eyes and your heart will be opened. So we ask, just as the disciples did long ago,"Lord teach us to pray."
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