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The naturalness of prayer // A naturalidade da oração

  I found an old little book here; for sure we got it from Pastor Jerry in San Diego; he was donating some old books of his. Juan and I, like the two bookworms that we are, picked some of the books. But this one I have never read. So, while I was putting away the books on our bookstands, I found this one and decided to give it a try. It is called ‘The Meaning of Prayer ’, by Harry Emerson Fosdick. I am going to copy this part here because I thought it is really good. “The Naturalness of prayer is further seen in the fact that prayer is latent in the life of every one of us. At first the experience of some may seem to gainsay this. They have given up praying. They get on very well without it, and when they are entirely candid they confess that they disbelieve in it. But they must also confess that their disbelief lies in their opinions and not in their impulses. When some overwhelming need comes upon them, their impulse is still to pray. ...