Today is the National Day of Prayer. As a Christian, and a priest at that, every day is a day of prayer for me. But I am still grateful our nation sets aside a day for prayer. Prayer changes people.

How many times haven’t I thought that God would answer my prayer by granting my request. When that happens, I am pleased and grateful. Yet, results in prayer aren’t always what I anticipated.

I pleaded with the Lord three times that [a thorn in the flesh] might depart from me. — 2 Corinthians 12:8 The handwritten prayer request was heartbreaking in its seeming impossibility: “Please pray — ...

ABDUL RASHID is a member of the Ottawa Muslim community, the Christian-Muslim Dialogue and the Capital Region Interfaith Council. This question stems from a misunderstanding about the relationship of ...