Pray
What Is True Prayer?
True prayer is a communication of the heart — a silent, still, wordless desire to be in union with God, with Love, with Peace.
It is a joining, not a petition.
Prayer is a stepping aside; a letting go, a quiet time of listening and loving.
ACIM, S-1.I.5:1
“My life is a constant prayer to the Spirit of, ‘Guide me and show me’. My mind has shifted from focusing on how to accumulate for future security and bodily freedom, to focusing on how I can be in alignment with the Will of God. Peace has become an instant experience, instead of a future goal, because all illusions are relinquished the moment I choose to align with the Holy Spirit. All complications in my life are gone and all questions come down to one: ‘What is Your will for me?’” – Frances Xu
REACH GOD
Prayer is a way offered by the Holy Spirit to reach God. It is not merely a question or an entreaty. It cannot succeed until you realize that it asks for nothing. How else could it serve its purpose? It is impossible to pray for idols and hope to reach God. True prayer must avoid the pitfall of asking to entreat. Ask, rather, to receive what is already given; to accept what is already there.
(ACIM, S-1.I.1:1-7)
Prayer is the desire of the heart – not necessarily words. It’s not about asking for things, but about aligning with God’s Will.
True prayer is a state of communion with God where you rest in love, stillness, and gratitude.
Prayer is a way of remembering God, not of asking Him to change the world or fix problems.
It rises above the battlefield – it’s not concerned with appearances or illusions, but with truth.
Ultimately, prayer becomes a state of being: a quiet awareness of oneness with God, beyond form and need.
True prayer is a communication of the heart — a silent, still, wordless desire to be in union with God, with Love, with Peace.
It is a joining, not a petition.
Find your core desire and you find your prayer. Levels of Mind diagram is a powerful tool to reach your authentic prayer.