How to Talk to God When You Aren't Feeling Religious by Charles Merrill Smith (Good, 1973, Pbk, 191 pgs, Bantam Books)

Former church library book: Cover has some wear; pages have slight wear; pages are unmarked but lightly age-toned.

How to Talk to God When You Aren't Feeling Religious by Charles Merrill Smith, a United Methodist minister, argues that the best times to pray are precisely when you're not feeling religious — because it's at such moments that you can genuinely communicate with God on a one-to-one, no-holds-barred, and honest level, rather than performing piety.  In keeping with Smith's signature irreverent humor (also seen in his satirical How to Become a Bishop Without Being Religious), the book is a lighthearted, non-pious guide to honest personal prayer