Hoping to reel in the big one, the fisherman casts his line, only to have his hook sink into something so strong he can't reel it in. As he turns his reel, his boat moves slowly toward the place where his hook is caught firmly in the crevice of a rock.
Prayer is like that.
The Body of Christ in America today needs desperately to be casting our prayers to the Rock of our Salvation. Somewhere along the way, through two centuries of accumulating personal successes, immeasurable spiritual blessings, and incredible wealth, we lost the sense of urgency for prayer. Sadly, we have become self-sufficient, boasting in our own abilities. We neglect the gracious Giver of all good gifts. We have become self-satisfied, prideful in our meaningless, material accomplishments.