Week 3: Chapter 3 — Why We Don't Pray

1.Miller identifies several reasons people don't pray: it feels one-sided, we get distracted, we are too busy, and we don't believe it works. Which of these resonates most with your experience — and which one have you been least honest about?

2.He points out that we often do not pray because we are actually trying to be good without God — performing Christianity rather than depending on God. Where do you see this pattern in your own life?

3.Miller describes the "divided self" — the gap between what we know we should do and what we actually feel. How do you typically handle that gap? Do you push through with discipline, give up, or something else?