Let me begin with a confession: I stink at praying. Some people have a wonderful, rigid prayer life where they wake up early and fall prostrate on the ground at 4:00 AM and stay there for 3 hours before they start their day. Tried that...I kept falling asleep. Then when I listen to some people pray I think, “Wow, that is awesome, my words could never be as eloquent as theirs or as passionate as theirs.” And then sometimes, I just don’t know how to pray; I’m not sure what to say. At other times, my mind drifts. I start off in prayer and I’m praising God and praying for my family, and for Sally and Sam, the poor, and the president and then suddenly I’m thinking about what I’m gonna fix for dinner tonight. Then it hits me, “Oh yeah, I was praying”! And prayer can also be so confusing. Because sometimes God will answer these big amazing prayers for healing or financial situations for some people, but then it seems he doesn’t answer the prayers of others at all.So, if you’re like me, you recognize that prayer is hard. But yet, it’s essential. Prayer is as important as breathing. And there is power in prayer. Therefore, we all need a healthy prayer life. That’s why I have learned that Prayer doesn’t have to be perfect; it just has to be practiced! And fortunately for us, James, the ever-practical theologian, gives us a divine prescription plan for prayer.