Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-350)

Part I: Keeping company with God -- Our deepest longing -- View from above -- Just as we are -- The God who is -- Coming together -- Part II: Unraveling the mysteries -- Why pray? -- Wrestling match -- Partnership -- What difference does it make? -- Does prayer change God? -- Ask, seek, knock -- Part III: The language of prayer -- Yearning for fluency -- Prayer grammar -- Tongue-tied -- The sound of silence -- Part IV: Prayer dilemmas -- Unanswered prayer : whose fault? -- Unanswered prayer : living with the mystery -- Prayer and physical healing -- What to pray for -- Part V: The practice of prayer -- Prayer and me -- Prayer and others -- Prayer and God.