The Needful Closet (3)

As we wrap up our discussion on personal devotions, let’s look at the second part of them: prayer.    If we were to ask ourselves how we truly felt about prayer, I fear many of us would answer that we merely feel an obligation to pray. We are afraid to neglect it because, as the Heidelberg Catechism reminds us, it is the chief part of thankfulness. But prayer is more of an arduous task and doesn’t seem to refresh us as it ought. Prayer is difficult, and it should be. But successful prayer is...