Please know that there are many different ways to pray. The best way for you to pray at any given moment is the way where you feel closest to God, and that can change from day to day. You might find it most effective to pray while exercising, or cleaning the house, or singing, or drawing, or journaling, or gardening…Kneeling, standing, sitting in a comfortable chair…Out loud, or quietly in your heart… There is not just one right way.  

Centuries ago, St. John Damascene defined prayer: “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God.” Anything that helps you focus on our Creator is prayer. Any two-way communication with the Divine is prayer. You can speak your own words or use other prayers. When you say other people’s prayers, though—such as the psalms, or the Lord’s Prayer—think carefully about the words and speak them from your soul.

The point is to lift your heart and your mind to the Lord who loves you. All your concerns, fears, worries, stresses, disappointments, joys, hopes, failures, successes, dreams, plans…share them with God, who is always at your side. Always in your life.