Louisville Process Theology Network

How Prayers Are Answered, III

Sep 01, 2005

Kushner believes that a proper prayer would be one that seeks inner strength and clarity of vision. This kind of prayer gets us in touch with God and God's purpose and also with the people around us, with whom we hope to accomplish God's purpose.

The Rev. Kenneth L. Gibb, a speaker and writer from the Church of the Brethern, sees prayer as a conversation with God. He writes, "The essential thing is to want to pray. I think that is what God wants from us -- a desire to pray, converse, and connect. God may not give all that we want but God will give us all that we need.

We are good at telling God our worries and concerns. But, we forget that we can also ask 'How are you doing?' Sounds a little strange, yet we know that there are things that break God's heart -- to see a beautiful world polluted or to see children suffer from malnuitrition and disease.

When you are hurting, God is hurting. God shares our joys and happiness too."