What constitutes genuine prayer—words or thoughts?
Words of prayer can fit multiple patterns of speech. There's the prayer of humble petition: "Help me, O Lord my God."Ps. 109:26; Or the prayer of trust and expectation: "The Lord God will help me."Isa. 50:7; Then again there's the prayer of understanding affirmation: "God hath power to help."II Chron. 25:8; And of course the prayer of gratitude: "Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice."Ps. 63:7;
What do these varying prayers have in common? By what common basis can we say scientifically that God hears and answers each of these prayers?
