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What If I Don’t Want to Pray?

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Jacob R. Ray
Nov 02, 2026

At church on Sunday, we were asked to pray with and for the people on our left and right: ask what’s going on and share in return.

By the second, the room grew louder as people turned toward each other.

And I didn’t. I didn’t know the people around me, so I didn’t trust them. I sat there praying by myself, asking God for the desire to pray.

I’ve been in a …

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