quotes from Chapter 1 The Bible and Prayer by Gary T. Meadors
"Life is not to be separated into secular and sacred components but is a constant act of dependence on God. The wisdom of the Old Testament (certain Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes) views life without compartmentalizing divine space and human space.""Prayer is not a means to manipulate God so that our circumstances of life are more acceptable or comfortable. Rather, prayer is our opportunity to struggle with a world that often leaves us bewildered.""God has ordained that prayer be a vital part of how He achieves His purposes in the world. The balance between our pleading that God act in a certain way and our submission to God's will is not easy to define and is even less easy at times to accept."
