Musings: Notes From My Daybook

I have been reading, again, from Fosdick's The Meaning of Prayer.  This classic work always calls me to think more deeply about prayer--and perhaps more importantly, to practice prayer more faithfully.

In talking about the common misperception that prayer is unnecessary because God knows all, Fosdick presents an interesting response.  He says that we can recognize that God partners with human beings in the practice of reason.  Likewise, God leaves it to humans to work and to build and to create--art, music, and even benefits of science and medecine