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Peter Russell wrote the following in a post on his blog, Spirit of Now:

“We usually think of prayer as an appeal to God, or some other spiritual entity, to change the world in some way.”

Few of us recognize we have the Power within us to make the world the way we would like it to be. We don’t need to turn to some outside entity to change things for us.

There is a common belief that many subscribe to: “If only things were different, I would be happy.” When we think this way, we are telling ourselves the reason things aren’t going our way is due to circumstances outside of ourselves. We are unable to see that how we feel inside is what dictates how we interpret the world. In other words, it is our reaction to events and circumstances around us that determines how we view life.

When the world isn’t behaving the way we think it should, instead of beseeching some higher power to intervene and change things, why not instead ask for a change in thinking? Why not ask if there’s a better way of seeing things? And then wait for a shift in your perception. When we “pray” this way, we are allowing our Inner Knowing to chart our course.

We may not get an immediate answer. It may come later – perhaps in a dream or during meditation. Or simply during a time when we’re relaxed. All we need to do is listen to our Inner Essence.

By praying this way, we do not have to be concerned whether or not our “prayer” has been heard by some external source because, as Peter remarks, “The one offering the prayer and the one receiving it are the same.”