Seekers on Unique Paths

condition believers to think that prayer is supposed to be some kind of request for something to some kind of all powerful Deity who then answers or doesn't.

I think prayer can be so much more. Meditation is prayer. Dance, song, music, and any act of creation can be prayer. Celebration can be prayer. Focusing our thinking on people and situations we care about can be prayer. Interestingly enough, grief isn't prayer for me, although it could be for others. It's not always about what you want or need, but about reaching a place of acceptance of what is.

I think prayer is a kind of energy, and that's why it often works no matter what form it takes or faith it comes from. Generating and focusing energy can affect things.