There are so many situations when finding the answer to a problem is so difficult that an answer may be out of reach.  In this situation, all I feel I can do is just pray. Sometimes, well, a lot of times, I have felt unequal to the task that lies before me.  This is perhaps the time my prayers are most pathetic. And that is when I need to pray the most.

Now there are many kinds of prayer.  There are written prayers, sometimes memorized, and prayers straight from the heart.  There are so many ways to pray, and yet, people will often pray in a way they have been taught as a child.  

But prayer, is a communication with God or a higher power.  Since all people are born into an environment that is unique to their family, prayer can differ greatly.  But praying is an act of faith. And, faith is important.

People all over the world have expressed themselves through the religions and spiritual traditions that have existed in time thus far.  So too, the ways in which all of us pray will most likely be attached to a culture as well. I believe that prayer is inherently good. The way in which individuals use prayer may not be.  The intention of the one who is praying determines whether it is a good thing. To me, true prayer is positive, loving, intention.

Every time I hear someone pray with loving intention, it affects me in a powerful way.  This is what is needed to bring peace with our fellow human beings throughout the world.  When I see so much discord and turmoil, when there are people suffering in so many countless ways, I find that the only thing that I can do, in that moment, is “just pray.”  Just pray.