The well-known television talk show host, Phil Donahue, shares an insight to the reality of prayer. When stationed in Dayton, Ohio, he was called to cover a coal mine disaster in West Virginia. The following is an excerpt from his book, MY OWN STORY.

"The rescue teams came out of the mine, and the men had soot all over their faces. The lights on their hats and one smudge pot were the only sources of illumination. Worried relatives of the trapped miners were waiting in the snow. They all gathered around the smudge pot, and a preacher said, `Dear God, let us pray.'' They joined hands and began to sing.

`What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!''

"One by one, everyone began singing there in the snow on the mount…