Need a Miracle? Ask in Prayer

Prayer is a conduit for connecting to a loving, universal force most of us call God. It’s about opening your heart, mind and spirit to receive a higher wisdom and to be influenced and guided by it. A prayer is a request for connection, love, healing and instruction from a wise and divine presence. When you tune into God and allow God to flow through you, your mind and heart become open to inspired ideas and actions.

We often learn to pray authentic prayers when we’re in a crisis, when life has turned upside down. “There are no atheists in foxholes,” as the saying goes. We need help and our own limited, mortal mind cannot make sense of what’s happened to us, or help us find the nearest exit to escape our misery. Matthew Anderson, author of The Prayer Diet, writes, “Our prayer does not emerge from our hearts and fly out into the nothingness of space. It is heard without hesitation by a God who cares unconditionally about every aspect of our lives.”

Take the Time to Listen

When you pray and meditate, you attune your heart, mind and spirit to God. You become a channel for God’s wisdom to guide you. You are inviting realignment when you’ve become out of balance or stuck in fear and anxiety. It’s as if God is downloading the code to help set you right again.

Take the time each day to listen to the guidance that you receive. Prayer opens the channel for miracles to come into your life. It is an energy transmission that is being sent by God to make you strong in the broken places. He responds to our prayers with understanding, compassion and love. Even when you don’t know what to do, God is lighting the way to the next right steps that will lead you back to peace.

Prayer is From the Heart

In the silence of reflective listening that follows prayer, simply be still. The silence allows the Divine to work a magical alchemy — calming you, bringing you peace, providing insight and wisdom. Even at the times you feel most abandoned and alone, there is a higher power at work in your life. Helping to bring you friends, work, abundance, healing and love. Rest, relax and stay open to its wisdom. You are being guided each step along the way.

Prayer is from the heart. It doesn’t matter if you use the “right” words or concepts. Tell God what’s on your heart. If you’re scared and want to feel at peace, say that. If you’re out of work and want a job, talk to God about what kind of work you’re seeking. If you’re going through a painful divorce, let God know how you feel and ask for comfort.