1.0Everyday Spiritualityhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspiritualityCheryl Petersenhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/author/cherylpetersenThoughts on Prayer - Everyday Spiritualityrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ide56kYd1x"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/2012/11/thoughts-on-prayer.html">Thoughts on Prayer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/2012/11/thoughts-on-prayer.html/embed#?secret=ide56kYd1x" width="600" height="338" title="“Thoughts on Prayer” — Everyday Spirituality" data-secret="ide56kYd1x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Prayer won’t change God, because God is unchanging wisdom and Life, but prayer can adapt us to the Science of spiritual being. The premise of prayer must include the fact that God already knows what you need. We are never telling God something new. Asking God for something, no matter how lofty we sound, doesn’t…