Author Rich Maffeo writes: "I'd always known prayer was a battle. And that prayer required effort. Sometimes a lot of effort. But I was largely unaware of the various tools - let's call them weapons - available to the Christian, weapons ensuring victory in the battle. Weapons to transform effort to ease." In these 12 essays, Maffeo shares his prayer strategies that help keep him focused when his mind starts to drift, and energized when boredom begins to settle in. Some of his strategies might help energize the prayer life of anyone who seeks to grow closer to the Master.