Prayer Is A Mirror

I'm discovering that prayer is intensely powerful not just because it affirms our connection to the divine, but because it also connects us more deeply within ourselves. Among other things, a prayer is an expression of desire, a wish or a request for something we would like to have happen, or to change. But sometimes when we voice that request we find a different voice calling out beneath the emotions.

For example, say I pray for help finding a new job. As I focus on this prayer and on expressing my wish, I may find myself growing angry, frustrated and tense, not because I am really asking for a job, but because I am realizing the disappointment that mazybe I've never liked my jobs, maybe I've missed out on good opportunities, maybe I feel like I'll never make enough money. Those are issues that we may not want to face head-on, but the illuminating power of prayer will show them to us, and so help us begin to heal.

And that's the true healing power and gift of prayer. Our connection to the Almighty is always there. But our connections to our deeper selves are tenuous, fleeting and sometimes censored by what we think we ":should" do or be. The power of prayer brings us right home to a place where we can face and resolve our inner conflicts and desires. It is the most illuminating mirror there is.

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