Unfortunately, many of us have been taught to pray in very un-childlike ways. We change our tone. We use spiritual sounding words. We attempt to do “adoration” prior to “supplication.” Consequently, we veil our hearts and pretend to be something we’re not. We try to act all grown up and in the process lose our sense of helplessness. But as [Paul] Miller says, “don’t try to get the prayer right; just tell God where you are and what’s on your mind. That’s what little children do. They come as they are, runny noses and all.”
Brian Hedges, Christ Formed in You