Prayer

8:00 a.m.

Two teachers enter their classrooms to begin their day.  One is praying; one is not.  What's the difference?

Two mothers begin their day of cooking, cleaning, driving children to their appointments -- One is praying; one is not.  What's the difference?

Two men leave for work:  one is praying; one is not.  What's the difference?

Two researchers are in the laboratory: one is praying; one is not.  What's the difference?

If we look at children from their earliest moments, we know:

The infant crying from hunger or pain is praying.
The baby learning to crawl is praying.
The child happily coloring is praying.
The toddlers exchanging blows over a favored toy are praying.
The young children racing around the playground, swinging as high as they can, and trying every installment on the field with great exuberance-- all are praying.
The young children listening to their teachers are praying.  Those trying to solve the math problems or writing sentences on their own are praying.
The teens developing their intellects and questioning their elders are praying.
Young lovers sitting at the edge of a riverbank discussing their future are praying.

When did we stop praying?  When did we lose our communion with the presence of God?  When did we stop growing, expanding our souls, moving toward the infinite?