I have been thinking about prayer and it's purpose. Why do we pray? Many of us join in the Major Love Prayer every month. We have a weekly Prayer for Peace. We ask for help when we are desperate, even if we don't really believe in a higher power. When we're desperate, we'll try anything.
Does prayer really work? Do we need to do it in a certain way, at a certain time? Do we need to keep asking over and over again for whatever it is that we are praying for, or is once enough? Each religion has it's own traditions and specific prayers. Is it ok to make up our own? And when we have prayed, does that mean we can sit back and wait for the results, or is there anything else we need to do?
The way I see it is that prayer is a way of asking for help to see Truth and Love in a situation. If we can see Truth and Love, our actions will come from Truth and Love and our results can not help but be in the direction of Truth and Love. Prayer is a way of taking a moment to separate ourselves from our egos and our physical selves to look at things from a higher perspective. Prayer does not take the place of action, it guides our actions to be more effective, more loving, more unifying.
Michael believed in the power of prayer. He told us often about his prayers of gratitude. He also believed in action. Not blind, retaliatory action, but strong, sure confident action that stood for Truth and Love. We can not hide behind prayer and leave the action up to God, to Michael, or to others. We need to pray to fill our hearts with understanding and love and then follow through with whatever action this inspires us to take. Prayer and Action are partners that work together to bring Truth and Love to the world and help us to care for each other and our planet. If not us, who? If not now, when?
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