There are various frictions in human experience that are common to most people: friction with the world, with one's job, with other personalities, and even with one's human self.
In the history of mankind prayer has been conceived of in many ways—from the automatic prayer wheel of the Tibetan to the prolonged night vigil in the Garden of Gethsemane.
According to news media, the interest of many modern theologians is switching from the theory that God is dead—silent—to the theory of hope—that He will speak in the future.
Whether or not one is participating in a freedom march or overtly expressing his sympathy with those who desire greater release from limitation, he may still be working directly and intelligently for the liberty that all men rightly inherit.
This question has been asked by various groups in present-day society, sometimes in a purely derogatory way and at other times in a more sophisticated sense of independence.