What is prayer? What is intercession? This thought rattled my mind this afternoon:

What is the nature of petitionary prayer? lt is, in essence,
rebellion —rebellion against the world in its fallenness, the
absolute and undying refusal to accept as normal what is
pervasively abnormal. It is, in this its negative aspect, the
refusal of every agenda, every scheme, every interpretation that
is at odds with the norm as originally established by God.

Prayer is rebellion against the status quo. We need a new rebellion. We need a new holy anger rising up in us. When all we can do is pray, prayer is the best thing possible.