Prayer: what are we afraid of?

Prayer seems to have taken a back seat in modern worship. I wonder why?
Can we discover the value of prayer? Does prayer always require an object to whom to pray?


Check out Erik Wikstrom's book, Simply Pray, for some interesting answers.
Wikstrom identifies the four major types of prayer that are practiced by all the world's major religions: 

• "Naming" the many ways in which the holy is present in daily life and the wider world 
• "Knowing" the self introspectively--both in its strengths and weaknesses 
• "Listening" to the "voice of quiet stillness" that resides in each individual
• "Loving" by reaching out to the world

These might also identify components to an Arc of Worship.... I wonder....

http://www.ucc.org/feed-your-spirit/your-life-better/remembering-prayer/