This is the Way I Pray

About the Book

Prayer is sometimes like writing a letter to God.

Before I write a letter, I imagine what I am going to say.

The trouble is that I often think what I would like to write to folks or my friends or even to God, and then when I sit down to write, all I can think of is the weather.

Now, what about that letter to God?
We might say how we are feeling about life-
(This is just what I want to say to a friend).
We might bring to God our happiness in all that we are part of-
Food, shelter, warmth, care, love, responsibility.
We might tell how we are needed, for this is the great gift-
And we are needed because of the needs of others.
We might admit our puzzlement about life-
And very secretly, we would try to see what we have done wrong-
To think of going to those people and saying so-
We think it very secretly-but surely.
There are many things to write to God.

About the Author

Jon Carleton currently serves as the department chair in social, cultural, and behavioral studies for an online university. His interests include American history and culture. He lives with his wife Suni in Charles Town, West Virginia, where he pursues this labor of love for his father?s stories and thoughts.