People have known for a long time
that a prayer is the best way to communicate with the Divine Interference. It is a humbling moment of solitude or with a group spent pouring hearts and minds out to the Supreme Being ​Who is ruling the vastness of the universe.
In this day and age,
most prayers uttered by humans are those concerning their dreams and aspirations which are all pertaining to worldly wealth and power. They want to have a lot of money to afford the luxuries or want to be elevated higher in society to be above everybody around. And they want to be powerful to influence a lot of people in everything. Money and power go hand in hand and they want to have them both for they consider them the highest of achievements. Workers in a company always pray to make it higher in the ladder of success and land in a higher position if not the highest. They long for bigger salaries, more benefits and of course, more confidence a higher position gives. For them, the material benefits in the world are too good to let them pass by, that's why they have to pray to get them. They even pray to get rich in no time and believe wholeheartedly that God will answer. But God will never answer prayers about money and the pursuit of worldliness because there's a possibility that humans will forget about Him. They will be too involved with their riches that they will spend more time maintaining and even keep wanting more. They will become greedy or learn to be deceitful or step on people's toes just to get more. And worse, they will be tempted to engage in immoral, indecent or illegal businesses. Doing business will be their only devotion and will become a trap they can never break free from. And even if praying for riches benefits a lot of people, it's highly unlikely God will listen for riches bring humans to their ruin and can be a vast source of wrongdoing. There are those who are sick with serious diseases, or dying with hopelessness and despair in their hearts pouring them out to God for healing and recovery. They feel nobody else can help not even the most competent doctors and no one can comfort them in their suffering not even their family and friends. Their last resort is to call on God for mercy believing in His healing power. But calling to God for healing when you're dying already is a stupid mistake and a great insult. Praying to God should always be first and not as a last option when nothing else works. Healing and cure from illness or diseases is another chance in life or second life already so it should be done with sincere prayer coupled with changing oneself for good and should be the first step of the healing process. Prayers should be done in a solemn manner with undivided attention all focused on God inside the church or a holy place for worship and not inside the house or anywhere else. Waking up very early in the day before the sun rises and before the birds to attend the first mass in Catholic Churches, before consuming food or water, wearing formal clothing and kneeling before God in front of his altar with a humble and repentant heart is a great way to gain God's favor assuring of His goodness and mercy. Looking for God first thing in the morning is the best thing to do and the greatest. It's literally putting God first in life and in everything we do. But the best prayer for every man should be about all those things involving wisdom and enlightenment, knowledge and understanding along with virtues, goodness or morality. These things should be the concern for every human and the focus of his existence and never those about worldly wealth and riches. When King Solomon became King of Israel at a very young age, he prayed for Wisdom so that he can rule his people wisely and not about riches or worldly wealth, or victory in his battles or the death of his enemies. And God was pleased with his prayer so in no time he was given Wisdom no man ever had or will ever have again and then all the riches in the world poured out for him and his entire kingdom. Wisdom is the greatest thing any man owns and will become the source of all his riches. Wisdom will open his eyes to the truths of his existence, the truth about his being, the truth about the earth and the whole universe, and most importantly, the truth about God and His Kingdom in Heaven. Then he will see life in a whole new way and understanding its complexities and even its mysteries. His worries and fears will fade away because the reasons are clear to him. He will never be afraid of the future because he already knows what it brings. The laws of Karma is deeply embedded in his being where all his actions are based. And all his life here on earth will be spent in fellowship with God worshiping and praising Him as He is. His every breath, his every move, his every thought, his every word will be all about Him. Some people say that because God The Father Almighty is the Highest Being in the universe, the holiest and the most powerful, no man can reach Him in any way, not even prayers can. And the only way to reach Him is by being pure and faultless. Being pure and faultless pleases God and instantly creates a bridge that connects to Him. But because of man's weakness to temptations and his natural tendencies to commit mistakes, he will find it impossible to do so. Living a life of sin or disgrace will be an everyday occurrence for him and this becomes a barrier that is impossible to tumble, and something that can never connect to God. That's why a sinful man will have to call on other Heavenly Beings who are serving God in His Divine Kingdom. They are the only mediums directly connecting God and humans both ways. These Heavenly Beings are commonly known as Angels who are ranked from highest to lowest in the following orders: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels and Angels. They are doing specific duties assigned to them by God Almighty to maintain the natural order of the planets and all the heavenly bodies in the universe and to help humans in every way. Most of all, they are the bridges by which sinful humans can connect to God Almighty. Since all the prayers of sinful people can't reach Him in any way, these Angels will bring those prayers to His holy presence where they will be decided on. Remember a story in the Holy Bible, particular in the Book Of Tobit, where God The Father Almighty sent the Angel Raphael, who is one of the seven angels who stand in the glorious presence of God and are ready to serve Him. The Angel Raphael became a companion to Tobias in his journey and cured Tobit of his blindness and rid Sarah of the demon Asmodeus. The Angel Raphael was the one who brought Sarah's and Tobit's prayers into the presence of Almighty God and God answered them both. There is a court in Heaven where the Angels sit near His throne to give favor to those who deserve, to reject the prayers of the undeserving and to punish those who are condemned. ​
Prayers maybe in the form of petitions,
thanksgiving, and giving praise and worship. Done at home or inside the church doesn't matter at all for it depends on sincerity and what's inside the human heart. But it's appropriate to attend the Holy Mass or to kneel inside the church because it's the one place built for prayers. One can pray during the day ​or during the night or at any time he feels like doing it. In connecting with God The Father Almighty who is the Supreme Being in the universe, one is actually communicating with an unseen force Who is the most powerful. He penetrates everything down to the smallest particle of matter that nothing can defeat or conquer. No one can come near or close to Him for He is the Holiest of anything. Ordinary things and ordinary beings will be destroyed immediately by contact with holy things and even just by being near. How much more with God? Praying to God The Father Almighty Who is the Divine Providence is acknowledging His Power over everything and accepting wholeheartedly our inferior beings. That in our temporary stay here on earth, we direct all our endeavors to Him for we breathe, we live ​and we exist because of Him. No other reason exists for our beings and we were created just to serve and worship Him and bring glory to His name. Even though we have all the freedom in the world to do anything our hearts and minds tell us to, we are still bound by the Divine Commandments handed down to us by the Holy Prophets long ago. And those commandments are nothing but doing what is right and good and pleasing to God. The rewards for doing good are bountiful and the punishments for disobedience are pretty bad. And there's nothing we can do to change that for His laws are fixed since time began. Prayers are serious and sincere words spoken loud, in a whisper or thought of in our minds. It's calling on God to gain His favor so that He will consider helping us in our needs or forgiving us for the wrongs we do. It's also praising and worshiping Him with our hearts and souls even though we can't fully express it and thanking Him for all that we have even though no amount of thanksgiving can satisfy Him. And even if all humans on earth and all the living beings in the universe praise and worship and thank Him altogether, it can't be enough for there is nothing we can contribute to Him for He is already perfect and lacking nothing. We can't add anything to Him or take away anything from Him. Our good and bad deeds won't affect Him in any way for no force or energy can impact Him. Nothing touches or influence Him in any way not even our good deeds. Every time we pray, our prayers go up to the clouds, and continue to the sky until it reaches Heaven where God dwells. If we deserve his mercy, then our prayers will be answered. But if not, then they will just fly in the air and vanish with no trace of their passing. The prayers of a good man reaches Him in no time, and in no time they will be answered. God will never let him wait for long but help him sooner than he thinks. But the prayers of a sinful man will not be heard ever. Even if his prayers are long, they won't matter at all. And even if he spends long hours inside the church, it will never do him any good. He will just be wasting his words that nobody listens to. Unless he changes for good, his prayers will just be empty words. Humanity's travel in the roads of life is full of uncertainty and the unexpected. What lies ahead is blurry, dim and even dark. Not one is sure if there's a light at the end of the tunnel or just a long stretch of darkness and gloom. There's nothing a man can do to know his fate or to determine the course of his actions if he only figures them out all by himself. He has to rely on some external force which can look into the future so that he will not be traveling with uncertainty. And that force is no other than the power of God Almighty. He has no power over his existence for he's only living the life that was lent to him. There's nothing in this world that he can take as his own or credit his achievements to himself. Everything happens because God wants it to and not because of man's efforts. His energy, hard work, abilities and capabilities don't count on his achievements because every achievement he has was already predetermined long ago. It's not right if he will be applauded for his success because in the first place it's not his doing but God's. And all he has to do is to say a prayer of thanksgiving for all the blessings and the opportunities that come his way.
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