Bad praying, naughty praying!

Christians do all sorts of things imperfectly or just plain wrong. We know that's just the way it is in this messy place and time. We know that we can draw confidently near to God and he will delight to forgive and change us . . . except perhaps for prayer . . . We Christians always seem to be beating ourselves up over how pathetic we are at prayer. The way we act you might think failure in this area is an unforgivable sin.

Let's stop being surprised by the sinfulness we see in our 'prayer-life'. When we do see it, rather than berating ourselves, let's say a simple "sorry" to God. Then let's press on, expecting messy but also wonderful things.