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Prayer
Prayer is a foundational spiritual discipline across the worldâs faiths. It is communication with the divineâexpressing gratitude, seeking guidance, confessing, and offering praise. Forms of prayer include Christian prayer, Islamic salat, Hindu puja, and many others.
Petition: Asking for help, healing, or guidance.
Gratitude: Thanking the divine for blessings received.
Confession: Admitting faults and seeking forgiveness.
Adoration: Praising and honoring the divine.
Prayer can be silent or spoken, individual or communal, formal or spontaneous. It nurtures relationship with the sacred and grounds daily life in meaning and hope.