In a room filled with twenty Jewish community leaders representing both genders and various religious denominations - it was surprising to note that a majority of those persons struggled with prayer. Do YOU find prayer difficult? What is it about prayer that can be so inhibiting? This week, I'm going to to look at prayer, it's purpose, and finding alternate ways in.

Making Prayer Easy
It is not uncommon to struggle with prayer. If you have trouble connecting with traditional prayers, I have a few suggestions that might help.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art61633.asp

Come join a conversation on prayer. I'd like to hear about the alternatives I didn't mention in my article:

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=158

Thank you for reading. Have a good week.

Lisa Pinkus, Judaism Editor
http://Judaism.bellaonline.com

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