Prayer and Discipline

“Fold hands, close eyes!” These were the words that would cut through my siblings’ (or more likely my) last–minute bits of conversation as we gathered for dinner. My dad would patiently wait for us to ready ourselves as we bowed our heads in prayer. From childhood we were trained to show the reverence that is due to God through our body language. As we grew older, we realized that it’s more about the heart than the physical motions. We learned that while it is not the norm, sometimes prayer...