Lifeline
For me prayer has an undeniable power. I am member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and believe in a divine being I chose to call God, or more often Father. This is not just a title I give him, I believe him to be my Father in the most literal sense as him being the creator of my Spirit. As such I know I have a divine purpose and goal in life. Life is hard and abstacles are thrown our way more often than we think they are, but luckily my Father knew how hard it would be and gave me a chance to connect with him through prayer. Prayer for me has many purposes. First of all, it is a means by which I can show my gratitude for everything I have been given by God. A huge problem in our society right now is the feeling of being entitled to obtain the things we want or might even already have. We do not realize that we were born naked on this earth and everything we obtained was a gift given to us. As such we stand in need of giving thanks and praises to God.
Prayer also is a means by which I can connect to my Heavenly Father and obtain divine guidance and comfort. Just like with any parent, my Heavenly Father is anxious to aid me in my everyday matters, but makes His conditional on me asking for it. He would never force Himself upon me.
In Alma 33: 11, a verse of the Book of Mormon, we can read about prayer: “And thou didst hear me because of mine afflictions and my sincerity; and it is because of thy Son that thou hast been thus merciful unto me, therefore I will cry unto the in all mine afflictions, for in thee is my joy; for thou hast turned thy judgments away from me, because of thy Son”
This scripture means so much to me because it perfectly explains why I pray and what it does mean to me. To have someone there in all my afflictions and temptations and someone who will always uphold me. Without judgment, without fail.
I am so grateful for prayer and for having an opportunity to engage in a two-way communication with the most supreme being in the universe, who is so anxious to hear about my everyday matters and so willing to be there for me and help me in my life.
Those are my thoughts about prayer and the meaning it has in my life.