Prayers Make a Difference

[b]"We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he listens to anyone who worships and obeys Him."

(John 9:31)

Most of our prayers could use a tune-up. Some prayer lives lack consistency. They're either a desert or an oasis. Long arid dry spells interrupted by brief plunges into the waters of communion. Others of us need sincerity. Our prayers are a bit hollow, memorized, and rigid. More liturgy than life. And though they are daily, they are dull.
Still others lack,well, honesty. We honestly wonder if prayer makes a difference. Why on earth would God in heaven want to talk to me? If God knows all, who am I to tell Him anything? If God is in control, who am I to DO anything?
Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble, but since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it, and not the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.