Prayer and the Counsel of God

"Prayer Changes Things." "Prayer Changes Things." It is an old saying that is often used. I have even seen it inscribed on a plaque and hung on the wall of a room in peoples' houses. It is evidently intended to inspire those who read it to be more faithful in prayer, by means of a promise that prayer really means something and can accomplish something which we earnestly desire. It usually reminds me of appeals that are periodically addressed to the electorate either to write one's congressman...