Why do we tend to think of prayer as mono-directional?
We talk and God listens. "Lord, please do this, that, and the other thing. Amen."
But isn't prayer meant to flow in two directions? Might God have something to say to each of us as well?
The advice to "pray as though everything depends on God" does not acknowledge this second possible direction of genuine prayer.
If we listen in prayer, He might say, "Here's the part you need to do ..."
Are we in the habit of passing along our requests to God and then logging out? Or do we linger in prayer long enough to hear the still, small voice of God?
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