Does prayer work?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Lady Brave

Well I'll say this. When I am going through a hard time and it feels like God is a million miles away, I find that if I stop focusing on the problems and start focusing on the blessings in my life, things start to change. We all have something to be thankful for. I remind myself all the time that there are so many people out there that would trade their problems for mine in a heartbeat.

You definitely make a good point, and I know I should think positively, but I just feel like God has failed me here.