What I Had To Unlearn Before My Prayers Got Honest
I was halfway through what I thought was a “good” prayer and caught myself repeating a phrase I’ve said a hundred times before. Same tone, same rhythm, same ending. It sounded right, like something you’d hear in church or growing up around people who knew how to say things properly. But right in the middle of it, I had this weird pause where I realized… I didn’t actually mean half of what I just said. Not in a rebellious way. Just… disconnected. I kept going anyway, because stopping felt awkward, like hanging up a phone call mid-sentence. But when I finished, I sat there for a second and thought, what was that? Not in a condemning way, just trying to understand why something that should’ve been real felt like I was reading lines. When Prayer Starts Sounding Familiar In The Wrong Way There’s a version of prayer that sounds right but feels empty if you’re honest about it. You know the phrases, you know how to structure it, you even know when to pause or slow down for effect. And if some...