Amplifying prayer
Step
Eleven encourages us to pray, and most spiritual paths agree praying is
a good thing. Whether the prayer is praise or petition, petty or
profound, most faith traditions would agree that the power of prayer is
amplified by speaking it aloud. Hearing my prayer fixes it in my mind in
a way that dialog in my head can't do. Somehow the vibrations in the
air create a reality more real than my thoughts alone. Theologians call
this externalization.
What if I take this further?
If I write my prayer, it seems to me that externalization advances another notch -- the words are a more real real.
