Why
do we pray? An innocent child once asked
me. I replied, we have to pray so that
God keeps us safe and happy. She
countered asking ‘ Will God not know to keep us safe if we don’t pray?’ . I
blinked. God created us and we are his
children. We are made the way he made us
to be born, raise and lead each of our lives the way we were created. Each one of us was created with certain
limitations and blessings. We count our
blessings and regret for our limitations.
To over come such limitations, we pray to god to heal us, to refine us
and to re-make us. Our situations and
circumstances are the results of our own actions and thoughts. However, there are various external things
that contribute to what we are pushed into.
Example,
though we are driving in the right direction, in the correct speed, following
all rules, a drunken driver coming in
the wrong way may push us to an accident that changes our life in a split
second. A minor earth quake may shake off the very
house we built with care. A holiday may
destroy the whole life with a cloud burst similar to that happened in
Uttarakand floods. An evil terrorist may
gun down a self-less soldier fighting for our Nation. Anything may happen. Life is so trivial. Death is not the only suffering. The very passage of life, the bridge between
each one’s birth and eternal sleep is defined by our own destiny or fate. Those who do not believe in destiny, may think that what ever is to happen will
happen. This is also destiny. Then why do we pray?
Prayer
gives us a sense of hope. We have God
who would listen to us without questioning back our intentions or
expectations. We can crib, cry and beg
God for anything that we want in life.
Though he gives us or not, the hope and faith, that we have asked and
will get makes us go through positive vibrations. These vibrations are so important that we
keep ourselves with positive thinking.
The affirmation makes it important to concentrate on things that can
make our lives better. We cannot change
our destiny. But instead of brooding
over a tragedy, or a making a misery out of a disappointment, we need to be
internally strong and make the best of the opportunities out of our adversities. Then alone life will find a meaning. And for this Prayer helps.
Prayer
heals. The way we pray, we let all our
emotions come in true form in front of the God’s altar. We thank God for blessings. We fight with God for putting us through
test, we feel that we have him to hear to us and heal us within. There is a promise felt in a prayer. We hear answers when we question things with
God. We feel solutions around us for
every problem. We hear the responses
within. Our mind comes into equilibrium
of thoughts when ever we get derailed from the path set before us. Prayer is the key to this process. Daily prayers make us strong because of the
vibrations they create. Prayers control
our emotions, especially negative emotions like anger, hopelessness, revenge,
frustration and falsehood. Prayer makes
us feel that God will take care of charge of things that are not in our
control. Prayer also gives us a strong
hope that God will punish who are not righteous to us. Prayer makes us think with common sense and
calmness of mind. It gives us a time in
solitude to introspect our own selves peacefully. Prayer is nothing but an assurance to one
self that things will be alright and there is a supreme power guiding us. Sometimes, the supreme power is very much
within you.
I
leave it to God, when it is beyond me!
And
the Miracle does happen!
