For years I have struggled with traditional "prayer list" style prayer. It has always seemed artificial to me. More than that, continually asking for stuff has seemed out of place. I know God wants us to ask, but I just don't think that's supposed to be the mainstay of our conversation with our Lord. I received an email today, listing humorous wisdom from bumper stickers. One of the bits of wisdom caused a mini-epiphany. "Prayer - Don't give God instructions - just report for duty!" Of course, I knew this already. Somehow, today, I was ready to hear it--though the truth of this will work itself out in knee callouses.