'''Prayer''' is the act of communicating with a [[deity]] or [[spirit]] in [[worship]]. Specific forms of this may include praise, requesting guidance or assistance, confessing [[sins]], as an act of reparation or an expression of one's [[thoughts]] and [[emotion]]s. The words used in prayer may take the form of [[intercession]], a hymn, incantation or a spontaneous utterance in the person's praying words. Praying can be done in [[public]], as a [[group]], or in [[private]]. | '''Prayer''' is the act of communicating with a [[deity]] or [[spirit]] in [[worship]]. Specific forms of this may include praise, requesting guidance or assistance, confessing [[sins]], as an act of reparation or an expression of one's [[thoughts]] and [[emotion]]s. The words used in prayer may take the form of [[intercession]], a hymn, incantation or a spontaneous utterance in the person's praying words. Praying can be done in [[public]], as a [[group]], or in [[private]]. |