The fact that a large, beautiful universe exists whose beginning has not been observed by any human gives credibility to the idea of a creator god. So, why not converse with such a magnificent Being who is our universal father and may, perhaps, be the universe’s sole designer?
As one is not addressing another human but an invisible, omnipresent entity, the one-sided communication is termed ‘prayer’. When man has lost all hope, this prayer sustains him, and he surrenders to the Almighty’s will. Prayer is more than a placebo because we see prayers being granted in unique ways when sought with true devotion. Gandhiji said, ‘Prayer is a longing of the soul; it is an admission of our weakness and dependence.’
Francis Bacon, one of the pioneers of the scientific method, was also a devout Anglican who believed that scriptures that validate god’s presence are to be accepted without applying the rules of inductive reasoning, and sincere prayer is a tool for reaching out to God.
