quotes from Chapter 52 Church Prayer as Creative Expression by Gary W. McCoy
"Humankind, being created in the image of a creator God, is made to create."
"God has given humankind not only the five sense-gates that open the world of sensory experience, but via imagination, He has given us the ability to recall and to re-experience life's wonderful or traumatic happenings. Likewise, this also allows us a foretaste of things that are beyond the now."
"The primary purpose of prayer is not to change God's mind, but to change us so that we are more aligned with the mind of God."
"Prayer that utilizes various artistic or creative expressions can guide you into another type of experience in your Christian life - hopefully, one that will contribute further toward discovery that leads to forming your identity in Christ."
"Do not assume that you know the final destination of your praying."
"While we should use our imaginations to speculate and to infer meaning in the artistic expression, we need to be aware that it is, in fact, only speculation or inference."
