Not Always So

With palms together,
Good Morning All,

When we pray for peace, what are we doing? What does it mean, to "pray" for peace? Prayer is typically thought of as an appeal to God or to a government, or some other such authority.

But this is not always so.

An appeal suggests a disconnect between two or more parties. If we are one, then what would prayer be?

I see prayer as less an appeal to Other than as a modeling of the thing itself. To pray for peace thus becomes modeling peace. To pray for non-violence becomes modeling non-violence. To pray for the health of others means modeling healthy living. And so on.

When we pray this way, we are expressing the true nature of things.

Be well.