The Biggest Obstacle to Prayer?
Sometimes the biggest obstacle to praying is “prayer” itself. As a native English speaker in Croatia, I’ve felt the frustration of not being able to articulate what I want to say when I want to say it. I’ve felt this tension during conversations I’ve had with friends in a local book club, for example. Sure, I’ve read the assigned chapters and I have thoughts about various passages in the book. But then, when someone else brings up a point I want to interact with, I’m not able to say it as I want. My communication is compromised because I’m thinking more about how to say it in Croatian than the actual content of my response. The medium of communication becomes an obstacle to communication. Photo by Elin Melaas on Unsplash With prayer to God, we may not be worried about talking to God in a particular language. Yet, because we often pray because we’re “supposed to”, the fact that it’s a duty sometimes takes away from its authenticity. Miller says it well in h...