Story: A friend of mine, Alun Morris was a pastor in a Swiss Pentecostal Church for many years.
One day, he went to a funeral and saw a man who he knew to be an atheist come into church and bow his head for about a minute in front of the altar as he came in.
It seemed to Alun that the man was praying.
Alun was intrigued and after the service asked him when he had become a Christian.
“Why never” the man replied.
“But I saw you praying in church today.” Alun said.
“ I wasn’t praying” the man replied. “I just stood there and counted to ten!”
Can I leave you with a question this morning?
What motivates our prayer?