“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
— Søren Kierkegaard
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” — Søren Kierkegaard
We ask not to change God but to change ourselves. We pray to form a living relationship, not to get things done. Prayer is a symbiotic relationship with life and with God, a synergy which creates a result larger than the exchange itself.
Richard Rohr • Breathing Under Water : Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
If the world is not going the way you want it to, perhaps it is better to change yourself.