There are many ways to connect with God. 
We use words like prayer (of all kinds and types), worship, meditation, liturgy, ritual, etc. There have been volumes written about prayer, yet it’s possible you’ve not heard prayer called simply THOUGHT before. So, it must be a specific type of thought—thought beyond the mind’s normal thinking.
Prayer then is a specific, different way of approaching the Divine. Prayer comes from a state of love, gratitude, and/or praise. Yusef tells us that prayer is sharing ourselves with God. Imagine that being in “prayer” is being with God in love, gratitude and praise. And the more who join in, the merrier!
YUSEF:
Your thought—what you call prayer—is beneficial to humans and the Earth. In actuality the entire Universe and beyond is aware of prayer. It is much underestimated and undervalued in growth producing benefits. It also need not be formalized or ritualized.
When each lives in love and constant gratitude and praise, when each is joined to each, the amplitude resonates at a different frequency. As many join in, drawn by the sharing of self with All That Is, the heavens resound with the color and sound and frequency of Love upon Love upon Love building in intensity and joy. This “energizes” souls and is felt throughout creation. Pray. Open your hearts to one another. This benefits all.
My first thought is that I love this! I love the simplicity of it. I consider this definition of prayer to be a gift and one that I will cherish. Engaging in this form of prayer seems so natural to me, whereas formalized prayer does not. Wahoo! I can now drop all the guilt I have felt about not engaging in the type of prayer I was taught when I was a child as often as I thought I should. I can do what seems natural to me, being with God in love, gratitude and praise and know I am doing enouogh — that I am enough just as I am.
It is a beautifully simple concept, Reba. Being with God. There is no right or wrong way to be with God. Wahoo is right!! That’s what I love about the messages from Yusef. They are so loving and affirming.
We are all enough just as we are!!