Summary Of The Efficiency Of Prayer By Cs Lewis

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[Restate subject] This essay on the efficiency of prayer, [2] went over proving that prayer works, the similarities between asking a human and asking God, and the mystery of prayer. [Critique] Written by C.S. Lewis, always a great writer and smoothly running author (Appositive) this essay is a masterpiece on the subject of prayer. Lewis grabs your attention right from the start with his riveting stories and holds your attention to the end with his easy to understand theories and smoothly flowing speak. [Most important part] Lewis indicates that the most important part of the paper is that not all things can be proven. [Why] This is important because it makes you take a step back and be humbled with humanities weakness. [Most effective] The

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