Wisdom is an attribute of the soul and unfolds naturally as the soul manifests through the personality.Knowledge can be taught; wisdom is loving understanding or knowledge illumined by love.
The function of prayer is not to establish a routine; it is to establish a relationship with God who is in relationship with us always... The function of prayer is to bring us into touch with ourselves, as well. To the ancients, "tears of compunction" were the sign of a soul that knew its limits, faced its sins, accepted its needs, and lived in hope.