Prayer

[Tae]

I periodically pray as I come from a Christian background so addressing the creator formally in my mind comes not unnaturally. But I've tried to weave a more active communication with the powers that actually be into my mind, and say thank you for whatever goodness comes into my life. I have also shifted my language to usually refer to God instead as the more religion-neutral "One Infinite Creator". I generally center myself first by thanking the Earth for everything I've taken from her/it to sustain myself and then shift my perspective to thank the one infinite creator for containing and creating everything. I often use the Lord's Prayer framework while not using its specific words. Which is to say:

-An address to the power in question.
-Willing their work to be done here, through me
-Request for what I need to do that work
-Apologies and thanks for their patience with my tomfoolery
-Final acknowledgment

I would guess I formally pray to God the Creator 1-2 times a week, always on Sunday but sometimes outside of the official day of worship. I try to maintain a casual day-to-day relationship with gratitude towards the creator.

While I do not worship the Earth, I always try to remember to thank it too though, for being there.