Most religions have an idea of a higher being(s), where everyone came from, where they are going, and what they have to do to get to a better place. Christianity is no exception. Christianity is actually all that and then some. Numerous religions, cults, etc encourage/require prayer and/or sacrifice to the higher being(s). What separates Christianity from other religions in this, is that the divine answers our prayers and speaks with us, not at us.
In The Phenomenology of Prayer, the very first line in the introduction asks, "How could there be a vibrant religious life without the practice of prayer?" (Benson and Wirzba 1). For a large portion of my life, I related prayer to an answering machine. I would call God, he was obviously too busy for me so I would leave a voicemail and expect Him to fix all my problems and call it a day. Embarrassingly enough, I think it is fair to say that I trace this back to watching Bruce Almighty as a young kid and getting a lot of misconceptions about God through that. It was not until about half way through high school that I realized, God wants to talk too, talk with me, and be in constant communion with me. After this epiphany, my prayer life completely changed and continues to change the more that I learn about God and myself.
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