part. “Prayer doesn’t change God,” said C. S. Lewis, “it changes me.”20 But I favor the simplicity and practicality of the more succinct approach from Jesus: “Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them.” That’s the key for me. More often than not, I don’t even know my “enemies” until they appear right in front of me, suddenly, without warning. I need to love out of my God-created self on a moment’s notice.