Why do I pray?

Because daily prayer is a celebration of what I have. Commitment, reflection, attention. A thank you.

Prayer, Daily Celebrations, and my sunrise blog go together. Each morning begins in prayer, surrounded by beauty, while sunrise approaches.

Russian author Leo Tolstoy called prayer “an invisible tool which is wielded in a visible world.”

My praying is not quite petition, more a way of becoming more spiritual, more patient, more loving. Prayer helps me become the person I wish to be.

Metaphysics teacher Neville Goddard said, “Prayer is psychological movement. Prayer is the art of moving from a problem to its solution.”

Prayer is personal. Profound. Passionate.

The act of praying makes me a better person. Prayer makes me love more, feel softer, feel happier, feel stronger. My altar is my computer, my back deck, the bath tub, my car. I find that Nature propels my words higher.

Everything comes together in perfect rhythm. I pray silently and aloud. I sing and dance prayers. Faith transforms through child-like trust into magic.

Celebrated singer Marian Anderson once said, “Prayer begins where human capacity ends.”

I can’t quite explain how wonderful I feel when I pray. I just do.

In prayer, I return.
In returning, I find kindness.
May I be kind to myself in this moment.