By then I wasnt just asking questions I was being changed by them. I was being changed by my prayers which dwindled down nearer and nearer to silence which werent confrontations with God but with the difficulty--in my own mind or in the human lot--of knowing what or how to pray. Lying awake at night I could feel myself being changed--into what I had no idea.

Lord whatsoever this day may bring Thy name be praised. Be gracious unto me and help me. Grant me strength to bear whatsoever Thou dost send And let not fear overrule me. I trust Thy grace and commit my life wholly into Thy Hands. Whether I live or whether I die I am with Thee and Thou are with me Lord I wait for Thy salvation and for the coming of Thy Kingdom. Amen.

Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation sell homes or teach classes design spaces or open franchises prayer is a critical part of the creative process. Dont just brainstorm praystorm.

If for every well-intended prayer uttered in hopes of making the world a better place there was instead a good deed accomplished the world might look as though those prayers had been answered.

Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact prayer turns life into a party into a gift into a romance.

I dont believe in prayer but I do believe in magic and I want to believe in miracles.

I have a handful of prayers that I pray all the time... One is that God will put my books into the right hands at the right times. Ive prayed this prayer thousands of times and God has answered it in dramatic fashion countless times. The right book in the right hands at the right time can save a marriage avert a mistake demand a decision plant a seed conceive a dream solve a problem and prompt a prayer. That is why I write. And thats why for me a book sold is not a book sold a book sold is a prayer answered. I dont know the name and situation of every reader but God does and thats all that matters.

The people who know God wellmystics hermits prayerful people those who risk everything to find Godalways meet a lover not a dictator.

Each prayer is like a seed that gets planted in the ground. It disappears for a season but it eventually bears fruit that blesses future generations. In fact our prayers bear fruit forever.

People who fit dont seek. The seekers are those that dont fit.