Prayer has its limits, some say. Speaking to God is all right; but letting God speak to us, well, that might be considered schizophrenia. Yet Christ said whatsoever you ask the Father in my name will be given to you. Hmmm. Christ was fond of parables and speaking indirectly, but he is about as straightforward as possible about prayer, The question is, do we believe prayer changes things? —Jay Copp in U.S. Catholic (July 1992). Christianity Today, Vol. 37, no. 4. See: Matthew