One of the great things about prayer is that it's timeless. From ancient times, people have prayed about their personal needs and also about events around them. As an early Christian writer advised, "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty" (I Tim. 2:1, 2).
People are still praying for leaders and for the advancement of good in the world today. To give some examples, the Journal asked six experienced healers to tell how they address specific human challenges in their prayers.
Like most Californians, I've been through many quakes, but never seriously harmed. The same isn't true for neighbors a few miles down the road. When I remember them, it drives me to deepen and broaden my prayer. It urges me toward a keener insight into the harmony that reigns supreme in the city of God, in the realm of divine Truth and Love.
