Basis of Prayer
Prayer Creates Our World
By Joseph Gruber
I want to say something that may sound extreme, or perhaps confusing— how we pray changes, even creates, the world we live in.
Fundamental to understanding prayer is understanding the role of speech in a relationship. What we say to someone and how we say it creates the world the two of us inhabit. You’ve heard the expression that the tension between two people was so thick you could cut it with a knife? They made that tension by their speech. Have you ever been greeted by someone who clearly was glad to see you? What they said and how they said it probably changed your whole day, and would have changed if you responded with a smile or with a frown.
The same thing happens when we pray.
