Includes bibliographical references.

Defining a mystery -- "He done prayed my hot dog cold" -- "I have an unspeakable request" -- "Lord, may this accident not have happened" -- "Let's have a word of prayer" -- "Thank you, Father, for dying for us on the cross" -- "We'll just have to pray for good luck" -- "Whisper a prayer for me" -- "Don't wrestle in prayer-just believe" -- "Pray for my enemies? surely you're joking!" -- "Let's fold our hands, bow our heads, close our eyes, and pray" -- "Teach us to pray," entry level -- Promoted to praying in God's will -- Graduating to God's motives -- Post-graduate work of the Holy Spirit -- Your relationship with God defines your prayers -- Your relationships with others define your prayers -- Religious schizophrenia -- Pernicious presumption -- Taking inventory of your prayer life -- Approaching the throne of grace -- A short anthology of prayer truths from the classic writers -- A suggested bibliography of books on prayer.