199 The Labor of Becoming: What We Talk About When We Pray

Prayer's Quiet Workshop

When we come to prayer, what do we bring? Too often, we bring a shopping list. We bring our wants, our perceived needs, the outcomes we’ve already scripted for God to bless. We bring the chaos of the day and ask Him to quiet it. But what if prayer is meant for something deeper? What if its primary function is not to change our circumstances, but to chan…