St. Thomas is right. The essential prayer is the prayer of petition.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Prayer is where the action is.
Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion.
The most effective prayers are usually the simple prayers.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.
A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward.
If you want to pray at a town hall meeting or a school board meeting or in the halls of Congress, that ought to be acceptable in the United States.
Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.
I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God.
I think the Lord's Prayer is a very powerful prayer. And the prayer of St. Francis.