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The very first prayer I ever learned as a child was a bedtime prayer, taught to me by my grandmother. It went like this: “God bless me and keep me a good boy, and spare me for a good end. Amen.”

An immigrant from Russia was explaining to his children and grandchildren about life in the Old Country, and told a story about his father.

I am still asking myself the question: Do I pray? I believe that the answer is, “I am learning how.”

Prayer is a truly powerful thing, and represents our spiritual connection with the Creator. Prayer is our time to give thanks for the blessings we have been given and to ask for help for those in need.

The Church of the Larger Fellowship Nominating Committee seeks CLF members to run for positions on the Board of Directors beginning June 2013.

In my Unitarian household as I was growing up in West Virginia, the word “prayer” was not uttered, and certainly no one ever suggested, much less demanded, that I pray.

“Help” is a prayer that is always answered. It doesn’t matter how you pray—with your head bowed in silence, or crying out in grief, or dancing.