Found a quotation from author C.S. Lewis in a blog entry on prayer:

“The prayer preceding all prayers is ‘May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to.”

A very appropriate statement to preface our prayer efforts. May we always strive to examine ourselves to make sure that we approach God as our TRUE selves… may we always approach the true God (and not an image of idolatry) in our prayers.

I also think it appropriate in current context of myself. This quotation comes as an answer of sorts to some recent, personal concerns regarding prayer. I sometimes worry that I have not prepared myself for the mindset or the right attitude for prayer during my daily 10 minutes. Again, the answer to this wordly concern is in the form of a little prayer and intention.