A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
"I'm sure...many people fail to pray properly because they are pursuing prayer rather than God. Ironically, they make prayer their focus instead of focusing on the one to whom they are praying. Prayer becomes an end in itself rather than the means to relationship with God. No wonder, then, that we struggle! "Consequently, prayer is not the center of this book. Getting to know a person, God, is the center." Another source of the frustration that many people feel when they reflect on their prayer lives comes from working on this discipline in the abstract, separated from the rest of life. This is why Miller advocates a praying life, a life of prayer and not just small moments of prayer. This is something that needs to be learned over time and that needs to be nurtured. "A praying life isn't something you accomplish in a year. It is a journey of a lifetime."
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