Usually, though, the prayer requests reflect an enormous faith in God and a willingness to ask for guidance in dealing with life's everyday struggles. Husband a new job. The Bible tells people to pray, to bring their problems to God, Green said. He encourages his congregation at Higher Ground, a Bible-based nondenominational charismatic church, to do exactly that. But it can be difficult.
Distractions intrude on prayer time.
The phone rings. The TV beckons. The kids call for mom or dad. So The Secret Place provides a refuge. I can't tell you how it made me feel when I walked out of the church at 11 one night, and I saw this big Harley parked by The Secret Place, and there's a guy in there praying, and he tells me he comes all the way from Rockwall.