By Rev. E.B. HolschuhPrayer is a curious concept, both in and out of church. Believers and unbelievers alike commonly console one another with “You’re in my thoughts and prayers.” We’re all familiar with the phrase “You don’t have a prayer.” And most people consider prayer a sort of divine fire alarm — we break the glass and pull the lever when, ironically, it seems we don’t have a prayer. The sinner’s prayer should be an entreaty (not an ultimatum in a battle of wills), an affirmation of faith. For the Christian, learning to pray as a Jesus taught his disciples ...