In the words of Abraham Heschel, “Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.”[2] Our English word prayer derives from the Latin precarius. We pray because life is precarious. We pray because life is marvelous. We pray because we find ourselves at a loss for many things, but not for the simplest words like “please,” “thank you,” “wow,” and “help.” I prayed when I held our babies for the first time. I prayed when work overwhelmed me, and I knew I couldn’t cope.