Pray Without Ceasing?

Pray without ceasing?  Hmm.

A number of years ago, I ran a little experiment.  I was teaching a course in Adolescent Psychology at a midwest college, and because of circumstances in my life and in the classroom, I decided to explore the power of prayer through a very simple exercise.  Over a period of 14 class meetings, I alternated each class period.  On the first day I prayed about the lesson, about being at peace, and asking God to be present and give that peace to the students.  On the second day, I did not pray about the lesson, the students or myself.  On the third day, I prayed, and on the fourth I did not.  I continued this through all 14 class meetings. Continue reading