PRAYER IS NOT ONLY THANKING GOD BUT MAINLY CONSTANTLY REQUESTING HIM TO ADMIT US INTO HIS DIVINE FOLD

I have always had faith in god, but have recently started praying regularly. I just ask God for immense strength to face anything.

i pray daily, many times a day .someone brought up god  i dont see that making a difference   affirmation is a form of prayer ,right .  we all have some sort of higher power   and we most connect to that source. a form of prayer too right.

GOD.............Father, Higher Power, Cosmic Soul, Universal Sprit,  the Ultimate, Para Brahmam............ different names .........called by different people and yes. prayer is one method utilised to connect to God and the other is meditation

Hmmm. Praying.

I was born Catholic and when I was younger it was very serious to me. Over the years I have felt that praying 'can' be hypocritical in that the 'God' that we are suppose to pray to should really be ourselves. I think we first have to believe in ourselves before we attempt to believe in something or someone we cannot see or feel. Can anyone really say that they believe in themselves 100%? Probably not.

So, I have changed my direction and practice and meditate that it is 'I' that I truly believe in. Ego does not enter the equation at all. Influences of others whether they be family, friends or peers affect our future and influences us in some way of how we think and react. Look at today's 'scary' world and the judgments and decisions that we have entrusted our lives to. Our world as we know it has changed so much for the worse in the last few years. It will take more than prayer to compensate for the idiotic mentality that has changed us.

For 'me', meditation is the closest possible solution in calming our mind so that we can make sensible and rational decisions in this ever changing world.

Sorry, if I got carried away from the original topic . . . it's my 1st post.

Peace