# When You Don't Know What to Pray

## Metadata
- Author: [[Linda Evans Shepherd ]]
- Full Title: When You Don't Know What to Pray
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- Like William Temple, a former archbishop of Canterbury, once said, “When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don’t pray, they don’t.” 1 ([Location 102](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00B853NGY&location=102))
- She not only gave God her anger, she also gave him her burdens, hurts, and disappointments with a simple prayer, “I give it all to you, Lord, the anger, the burdens, everything.” ([Location 120](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00B853NGY&location=120))
- Effective prayer is not prayer that bosses God. It’s something completely different. Effective prayer is prayer that trusts God no matter what. ([Location 216](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00B853NGY&location=216))
- when we try to carry our burdens and worries by ourselves, they become the very things that separate us from God. ([Location 246](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00B853NGY&location=246))
- Dear Father, I give you my worries and cares. Please carry them for me and draw me into a more intimate relationship with you. In Jesus’ name, Amen. ([Location 249](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00B853NGY&location=249))