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The Prayer-Filled Pandemic
During the pandemic, I not only spent a considerable amount of time praying, but I also thought a great deal about the nature of prayer, what it should mean in our lives, what we do when we pray.
“Grace,” circa 1918, by Swedish-American photographer Eric Enstrom. In 2002, the iconic photograph was designated the state photograph of Minnesota (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
For many years whenever I thought about the nature of prayer, the following words entered my mind: “Prayer is the raising of the mind and heart to God.” I imagine I learned that definition from the catechism I studied when I was in Catholic grammar school. It is impressive how a definition would stay with me that long a time. I do not think that this definition is erroneous, but perhaps there is a better way to think about prayer. I can recall the exact moment I changed my view of prayer. It was when I read Gregory Baum’s provocative book “Man Becoming.”