The White Parasol

11 Aug, 2008

What Prayer Is

Posted by: edb In: Mrs. Overall's Things

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-tongue’ 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 soul, 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’.

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about the brolly thing

The White Parasol is our (see "about little me and mrs. overall) umbrella where reflections on the confluence of religious,spiritual and modern, everyday life - with all its conflicting issues - can be looked at without and with prejudices. A practical emphasis to provide another way of looking at the bigger picture, in the midst of the ordinary material life, but without theological restriction (which doesn't mean that it is to be disregarded either). The parasol is to protect us from the heat that the issues generate theologically and politically. To propose and discuss,listen to and open up to, other perspectives without fear of getting burnt, in the hope of moving onwards. A belief is not necessarily a reality or a truth, but a programming. The overriding approach: "Faith is about searching for the truth without fear, so it doesn't matter if we lose all of our beliefs.." (from a compilation of ancient wisdoms spanning all religions in Anthony De Mello's "Song of the Bird). But can we question,without fear,issues which shape families, towns, nations and what wars are made of? Well if all the political diplomacy we have had since time immemorial can deliver only a war-torn earth, even in contemporary and "more enlightened" times two thousand years after Christ came to bring peace, perhaps we should dare to.