One theory is that of the "Happy Fault" (Felix Culpa). That is, sin, the fall etc were intended and in some sense "good", in that they allow for a process of repeated breaking and reconciling with the godhead, each time reconciling with greater and more sophisticated knowledge of the divine will.
Prayer and its effects act as a facilitator for this process, ie. God intends for the process of prayer to happen as it is a process of introspection and reconciliation, and as one reconcilies with the godhead, so does ones desires reconcile with the plan of god.
One theory is that of the "Happy Fault" (Felix Culpa). That is, sin, the fall etc were intended and in some sense "good", in that they allow for a process of repeated breaking and reconciling with the godhead, each time reconciling with greater and more sophisticated knowledge of the divine will.
Prayer and its effects act as a facilitator for this process, ie. God intends for the process of prayer to happen as it is a process of introspection and reconciliation, and as one reconcilies with the godhead, so does ones desires reconcile with the plan of god.