U.S. President Barack Obama has praised the merits of prayer as a chance to learn from mistakes and to gain the courage to stand up for what is right, the Christian Today website reports today (May 7, 2016).
In a statement issued this week for the National Day of Prayer, Obama said: "In times of steady calm and extraordinary change alike, Americans of all walks of life have long turned to prayer to seek refuge, demonstrate gratitude, and discover peace.
"Sustaining us through great uncertainty and moments of sorrow, prayer allows us an outlet for introspection and for expressing our hopes, desires, and fears. It offers strength in the face of hardship, and redemption when we falter.
"Our faith and our earnest prayers can be cures for the fear we feel as we confront these realities. Helping us resist despair, paralysis, or cynicism, prayer offers a powerful alternative to pessimism."
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This doesn't sound like a description of transformative prayer as the Church has known it.
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