What Prayer Is (© 2008 “Mrs. Overall” – Ann Emmit)

Prayer is the language of the Universe, the language of the cosmos. It is the simplest, yet the most profound language that there is. Prayer unites us to Heaven and Earth. The Divine spark within us enables us to pray – otherwise prayer would be impossible. Were it not for our God-connection within, we would be mute and dumb. We would have no means of connecting to the Source of the Universe.

Language enables us to communicate with one another in our ‘mother-tonge’ and in languages that we may learn, but prayer is set aside from this concept; it is not restricted by the languages of our many differing multi-cultures. Prayer is an ‘omni-language’ – we can pray in English, French, Russian and in any language. Prayer is totally and absolutely Universal and uniting.

Prayer is the instructive and intuitive language that we are born with, and it is always ‘for the use of’, whether we use it daily or rarely, or never! It has no grammar, no format, can be utilised in all situations, can be silent or spoken, short or lengthy, one word or many. It can be used at any time, in any place; it can be forgotten or remembered, it can be poetry or prose, have the ‘shush’ factor or the ‘shout’ factor; it can be single or collective, personal or public.

Prayer is so many things. It is all things and everything and our lives are the richer for it. Prayer is a miracle language, freely given to each and every sould, it is our God contact, our Divine out-reach, it is our sacred ‘life-line’.

Prayer is Power, Peace and Positive. ‘Pray without ceasing, pray’.