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Prayer is about opening up—psychologically, emotionally, attentively, and intuitively.

When we engage in prayer, we empty our hearts and minds. In doing so, we make the heart-mind available to receive.

It is Vulnerable. But also Venerable.

Knowing that we live in ignorance, prayer becomes a practice in which we touch reality and allow reality to touch us. That reality may be called truth, divinity, awareness, or something else entirely.

Sometimes we ask for help when we pray—healing, blessing, the strength to overcome an obstacle or to endure a hardship.

Sometimes we ask for guidance.

If done correctly—with the right balance of heart sincerity and openness of attention—it doesn’t matter to whom you pray.

Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia (Sacred Family Church), by Paolo Portoghesi and Vittorio Gigliotti (1971-1974).

Salerno, Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2016)