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The Prayer-Filled Pandemic During the pandemic, I not only spent a considerable amount of time praying, but I also thought a great deal about the nature of prayer, what it should mean in our lives, what we do when we pray. “Grace,” circa 1918, by Swedish-American photographer Eric Enstrom. In 2002, the iconic photograph was designated the state photograph of Minnesota (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) For many years whenever I thought about the nature of prayer, the following words entered my mind: “Prayer is the raising of the mind and heart to God.” I imagine I learned that definition from...

For the longest time, when I was much younger, I thought Eric Enstrom's "Grace" was a portrait of someone in my family. Growing up, I saw this iconic work every time I'd visit my Uncle Charlie's house in Russellville and then my grandfather had a copy, too. The man in the photograph--whose name is Charles Wilden--bears a resemblance to members of my dad's side of the family. I thought he was a great-great or something. I guess I could've ASKED, couldn't I? Well, since it wasn't top of mind when I was a kid, I didn't. But I keep learning new things about "Grace." For example, it is the state p...