PRAYER: THE LINK TO WHAT CONSCIOUSNESS THINKS

Prayer is a natural extension of our existence. Only prayer has a posture and a position that effects everything. The act itself is learned, practiced and perfected over time. The concept of prayer acknowledges our fragility, weaknesses, or needs. When helplessness finds its way into our circumstances prayer may be our last or only recourse. Prayer is spiritual and emotional; it is managed at a conscious level but operates across all dimensions of time and space. Prayer can function through the expression of emotions even if we cannot articulate our feelings verbally. Prayer can be part of a religious discipline or can become so routine that it requires very little discipline at all. Prayer​ is a special way of holding a thought. When multiple people hold the same thought in the same way the universe tends to respond. The main objective of prayer is to connect the visible tangible world to the invisible and seemingly mystical universe. Prayer does not ​require a belief in God, anybody can pray. Prayer is armament. In spiritual warfare prayer functions both offensively and defensively. Prayer is the vehicle that allows us to manifest the energy of spirit anywhere. Prayer takes everyday conversations into meditation where thought reaches another level of consideration. Unfortunately, today our eyes and ears are overwhelmed by a flood of images and conversations we process without refining them through the filter of prayer.

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Prayer, although exercised individually has a communal dimension. Prayer is an activity of single or multiple participants. Like in many sports there will be some great individual examples and stand outs but it will always be the team victories that matter most. There are some preferred way to arrange our prayers but there is no specific prerequisite or format needed. Men, women and children have equal access and authority to pray or call for prayer. Whatever, whenever and however a person or a people begin praying matters not. Prayer is an actionable extension of hope that unlike wishing allows us to do something about our problems. The effectiveness or strength of a prayer can not be determined by conventional logic. There is no criteria of skill or longevity, numbers of participants or volume and duration with prayer. All prayers carry a cause, but all causes cannot be carried out through prayer.  It may be shortsighted to have just one person praying or leading a prayer. Prayer is a force of connection that integrates the energy of all who join in as opposed to just following along. The power of prayer comes through how it connects all things visible and invisible. Prayer connects consciousness to cause. Any prayer of "proper cause" can be strengthened through its communal component. Whether formal or informal, group prayer works better when conducted like an orchestra. As more and more people participate in a prayer of "proper cause,"  it reverberates, echos and amplifies in its purpose and effects.

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It is our personal responsibility to practice prayer. Prayer is the practical way for the common man to conquer circumstances beyond our control. We get better at it the more we do it. Trial and error can teach us how effective our prayers are. We gauge the effectiveness of prayer by attaching it to universal principles. There is no one rule, method or way to pray. Many prayers are spontaneous and follow no formula. When a situation for instantaneous action is required we may not have the time to pray for HELP. Prayer is believed to be both qualitative and quantitative. The idea that prayer can be banked or stored in an account should appeal to most of us. Prayer is consciousness communicated through sent, shared, received and projected thought. It is an underrated skill inherit in the human species. Although our youthful imaginations may have had us praying superstitiously, we are now fully aware of where prayer is needed practically. It is just like riding a bike, we expect improvement with practice. Whether we "work prayer" casually or with intensity, the energy we exert exercising it affects whatever we apply it to. Before leaders, rulers, laws, politics or government, prayer created the collective consciousness for perspective, policy and punishment. It is the loss of our common cosmic connectivity that divides our sensibilities.

It is hard to believe that such a powerful force and specialized tool could be so underrated, underused and under-appreciated. Why has the use and purpose of prayer been so minimized today? The energy of a united cause properly applied has been known to alter history. The energy of prayer is the antidote to the energy of anxiety.  Prayer is an act whose action although invisible manifest effects that are usually tangible. Prayer is not simply saying something, pointing something out or complaining. Prayer specifically addresses issues. Prayer is the common mans method of effecting change without possessing political clout. Prayer is the way our consciousness projects spiritual policy. Consciousness is the power behind spiritual authority. It is the will of the people that sets the atmosphere of our existence. We are the consciousness of our culture, the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Our governments are simply the vehicles for enacting social policies, while policing is our method for enforcing them. When there is no other power available we posses the power of prayer. It is incumbent for us to pray something, then say something and afterwards expect life to portray the essence of our prayers. They say that prayer changes things, but the reality is that prayer influences people that change things. By understanding the power of connected humanity, our humble prayers will naturally gravitate towards the best interest of others. While simultaneously scrutinizing our own ways, we will experience peace among ourselves and healing in the earth as a whole. How about a little less complaining and a little more praying. Praying works as an act of faith as faith without some work or prayer is dead, it is work that creates the substance faith is made of.