After the horrific New Zealand mosque massacres, Tammy retweeted this exchange:

While Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) is a devout Catholic, the Jewish perspective on the importance of prayer parallels that of Scalia’s sentiment:

Via Aish.com.

Why do we pray? Doesn’t God already know what’s good for us? Doesn’t He already know what we need? Are we somehow trying to “convince” God of the justness of our cause?

What changes through prayer is not the “mind” of the Almighty. What changes through prayer is us. By recognizing the source of all of our blessings – our sustenance, our health, our success, our very existence – we bring ourselves to a higher spiritual level. We elevate ourselves by drawing closer to the Almighty. And through this act of elevation, we become more “fitting” to receive those things we’ve prayed so hard for. In having grown through prayer, we can now use our gifts more properly to perfect ourselves and the world around us….

And in this spirit, let us all pray, in the words of Isaiah 2:4 —

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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  1. Mickey says:

    Thank you, for posting this powerful piece on prayer and “Tammy’s Take” video on Facebook regarding the same. As an evangelical, I deeply appreciate these words of wisdom on the power of prayer in our lives. Prayer works!

  2. midget says:

    Jesus said to “pray without ceasing.” It’s like prayer can be so intertwined
    in our being, lifting up our heart, mind & soul that we can spiritually be
    connected to the God that created us, benefiting all our brethren. There
    is nothing comparable in this material world.

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