On Prayer
The human heart is, as Saint Augustine put it so eloquently, "restless." Perhaps this is nowhere more obvious than when we take the time out to pray. You may have a similar experience to this: you feel this urge, this complete draw, to settle yourself and to be at one with God. Taking advantage of momentary quiet in the house, you settle into your comfy chair, close your eyes, and begin to pray. "Hello God!" you cry out. -silence- "Well, I'm here. How're things? It's good to spend time with you. Yep, I'm praying" -silence - "Yep, still praying. Oh, do you remember when I mentioned Mr. So-and-So last time? Well, he's better now. And if if you have a moment, could you please do something with Mrs. Whatsit - she's not been feeling well. And my son - Timmy, the short one - well, he needs a job." -silence - "Jeez! The television is really dusty. Do you mind if I dust that? I'll be right back." (so you run off to d...