Just before Jesus's arrest and subsequent crucifixion he prayed in the garden of Gethsemane. Now if you want to understand what prayer can be, here is a great example. Jesus finds himself at a moment of anticipation, where he is thinking and pondering his fate.
He fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39
Prayer is an opportunity to go to God, to ask of Him, and to align yourself to His will. Of course, for most of us, this is an easy thing to overlook. Like his closest friends and followers, we often fall asleep when it is really the time to pray. Jesus prayed in his most desperate moment. You can too.
As you knelt upon the ground praying in agony
I fell asleep
As the mission of your calling came to the fore
I couldn't
hear you weep
A stones throw away
You knelt down and prayed
Willing to do the fathers bidding
As for me
I slept on the ground
My subconscious unwound,
I had given in to fleshly things.
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