Trimmed and Set on Fire

Sometimes humor accomplishes what soberness cannot, as an old quote from D.L. Moody illustrates. “Some people’s prayers need to be cut off at both ends and set on fire in the middle.” After all, we have all had to endure prayers that were a little too long (or perhaps a lot too long) or that could have used a little more preparation (or perhaps a lot more preparation). We ought to understand public prayer as a responsibility to take seriously and a privilege to steward faithful