the respect of others, prominence, a “someone,” above the crowd, a well-paying position, security; we want others to look up to us—and we want others to serve us. In essence, the gist of most of our prayers could be summarized as follows: freedom to do what we want financially, with the good health to enjoy life, while also being respected and envied by others—if not for what we do or who we are, at least for what we have. The content of most of our prayers give strong evidence we ourselves would