Hotline to God

A personal prayer, which is more like a hotline to God, has the power of personal experience, making the communion truly intimate.

William Law says, 'It is not the arithmetic of our prayers, how many they are; nor the rhetoric of our prayers, how eloquent they may be; nor the geometry of our prayers, how long they be; nor the music of our prayers, how sweet our voice may be; nor the logic of our prayers, how argumentative they may be; nor the method of our prayers, how orderly they may be that counts." In short, true prayer comes from the heart.

It is said that prayer can accomplish more than any other force in the world. Prayer can heal. It can repair relationships. It can bring peace. It can change hearts. Prayer can transform.


There is nothing we do or hope to do that cannot be bettered by personal prayer. That is because prayer does not allow us to remain within the narrow confines of self-interest. Prayer always enlarges our reach, so that we become less selfish and more caring, connecting with all life and God.

In prayer, we hear the very echo of what we have prayed for. If our prayer has been unselfish and we have been true to ourselves, we might receive the gifts we have asked for. Even if we don't get what we want, we acquire the ability to accept the things we cannot change, graciously.

Prayer reveals to us God's grace. He gives us the privilege of experiencing miracles - a new dawn, a new day, with all its little moments, a new life in which we ask forgiveness to build a world full of love.