The Prayer Vocation

Hi, do prayers really work?
When to pray?
What to pray?
Where to pray?
Why prayer is needed in the first place?
and How to pray?

This must look very familiar and it should, this is our basic formula on how to ask the right questions and steer us into the right direction. Lets use me for an example, I am 55 years old and I have been praying the "Our Father" prayer that is outline in Matthew 6:9-13 every since I was a little girl. This prayer was handed down from generation to generation, since Christ walk with his disciples, until this very day. Only recently, has this prayer took its effect inside me. I immediately feel at peace, as I say the words of the prayer. I will describe this experience on learning how to ride a bicycle with the training wheels attached. The father or mom is behind you for guided support, holding on tight, making sure you don't fall. Then one day your parents let go and shortly after the training wheels come off, you are riding freely and as you feel the breeze, you feel the first moments of freedom. This is what prayer life is like, God the father has been guiding me for 55 years and recently he lets go, allowing me to feel the wonders of prayer and the peace that it brings. In this new year of 2016, God removes the training wheels and I am thrust in a vocation of prayer, God way of saying that I am ready for the call.

Prayer is the most fundamental asset that any life can obtain, truly I am beginning to think that it is the fountain of life. There is so much ground to cover that prayer has its own life instructions, that it varies from one life to the next. My own personal focus and journey that I will be sharing, is that of patterns, chants, discernment and the different prayer styles available. Hopefully, I can showcase some of the myths about prayers and eliminate any false assumptions that has turn people away from praying. The first successful step in prayer formation is being open to prayer and finding your own personal style. It's easy, but can be complex at the same time. Why? Because prayers do work and the words are actually a communication tool between your soul and God. Prayers are not magical, they are the essence of our being and the feet that guide us towards the way of peace. There is nothing like peace, its free and abundant and what is magical, being envelope in the path of grace and mercy.