Rev. Tom Ward, workshop leader “ But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”—Matthew 6:6 Prayer has been part of my life as long as I remember. Perhaps I should say that a certain type of prayer has been part of my life. During a Centering Prayer Workshop led by Rev. Tom Ward today, I was challenged to reflect on what and how I really pray. I think most of my prayers have been based on two words—“please” and “thank you.” I probably should refer to this as the “Barney the Purple Dinosaur” approach to prayer. Like most of us, I politely come to God with a request. If I perceive that there is a positive response to that request, I express appreciation. If things don’t work out the way that I prayed for them to, I assume that I did not ask the right way or that God was not particularly ...
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