Prayers can be a beautiful way to establish a deep connection with the Divine, seeking help, and expressing gratitude for our blessings. Through prayers, we are reminded of our connection to the sacred and can incorporate spirituality into our daily existence. Each person’s prayers are a deeply personal expression of their individual spiritual journey, connecting them to whomever or whatever they choose to pray to.
I enjoy praying because it reminds me I am never alone, knowing I can release whatever upsets me anytime, anywhere, into Universal Love. By praying, I shift the energy from feeling alone to being a participant with All-That-Is and also receive healing or guidance. I also say “thank you” for the beautiful things I might receive as simple as the sun being out to make me happy. Prayers are a gentle, creative way to stay connected to the All-That-Is in our everyday lives.
There are many ways one can offer prayers. But one thing that enhances my prayers is sending Reiki to them while I pray. To do this, I draw the Holy Fire® symbol on my hands before placing them together. This act starts my Reiki flowing, and I say my prayers during this time.
I like to start my day at my altar, asking Spirit to help me with what challenges may come and to give thanks for prayers that have already been answered. I may pray for Reiki energy to flow and heal those who need it, including my family, friends, and the earth.
Saying prayers is a regular practice for me, serving as a meaningful way to connect with my spirituality throughout the day. As an example, while preparing a meal, I will spontaneously thank Mother Earth for the beautiful vegetables. When I cut a cabbage in half, and it shows the shape of a tree with branches at its core, I find this so beautiful, and I give thanks. As I prepare the chicken, I offer gratitude, for it has given its life so mine may continue. If I bite into a sweet peach, I express gratitude as I can taste the sun that has warmed it to its ripeness.
There are other ways I practice Reiki prayer throughout my day. If anger or judgment towards myself or others comes up, I will ask Reiki to fill my heart, to help me open to compassion and a place of forgiveness. Reiki helps my energy to let go of resentments so I can return to love.
As I enjoy ecstatic dancing in which you move freely to where the music takes you, combining prayers in motion with my dancing, I can create a fun experience. I open to the Divine and invite Reiki to flow through me to shift and uplift my energy to a heightened state, connecting with the Universal Life Force. I pray in celebration and gratitude for joy as I dance.
Sometimes at night, if I can’t sleep or have fears, I pray to the archangels using my Reiki-empowered hands, asking them to protect me and help me feel safe and loved. I ask them to hold me so I can embody their angel love and be soothed back to sleep.
In my Reiki practice, I pray at the beginning of the day before seeing clients at my office; I ask Reiki to flow through me to help heal and support everyone who comes in for Reiki healing. Recently, I have been creating beautiful prayer bowls for interested clients, helping them with prayer. First, I gift them a special colorful bowl and then ask them to address the prayers to whomever or whatever they hold most sacred to them. Then I ask them to write on pieces of paper each thing they wish to ask the All-That-Is and place the prayers into the prayer bowl. I ignite their prayers with Reiki light by placing my hands over the prayer bowl.
I suggest the client take the Reiki-filled prayer bowl home and place it on their altar. They can pull a different prayer from the bowl each day and place it in a special spot to highlight it on their altar. When the prayer bowl is full, I suggest taking it out into nature during a full moon and offering the whole bowl up to the All-That-Is as a loving ritual.
When all the prayers have been offered, the next step is receiving the answers to our prayers. It is important to ask Reiki to open our hearts to receive what we have prayed for to let the loving answers or healing in. There are infinite ways the All-That-Is will answer prayers. These are examples of answers to some of my prayers.
I experienced a difficult breakup and felt sad and lonely. I prayed to Universal Love to bring me support in any way possible as fast as possible. Nine people called me within forty-eight hours to see how I was doing. Two people were from out of state, and one of them I had not seen in many years. I felt the love coming from many friends and was very grateful.
When my father passed away, I used my Reiki hands and prayed to All-That-Is to heal the heavy grief I was experiencing. I felt vulnerable during this period, but kept my heart open. Every morning, I went to my prayer bowl and asked Spirit to help heal my heart. One day, as I looked out the window, a little hummingbird sat singing to me. I felt uplifted by this precious bird. The next day, I went to the window again and saw the hummingbird sitting on the same perch. It happened almost every morning for one month. The little hummingbird felt like a messenger from the angels, singing to soothe and heal my grieving heart. I cried many times, receiving the love from Spirit through this beautiful hummingbird—I felt loved, seen, and held.
After twenty years of companionship, my kitty passed away, and I prayed for my heart to heal from the loss of this sweet kitty. My prayer was answered with a butterfly that landed on my front door that day, staying on that spot for three days, never leaving. I felt it was a sign that all was well and I was loved. I was so grateful for this extraordinary butterfly. Often, Spirit answers my prayers in unexpected ways, but I have learned the more open I can be, the more ways Spirit can be there for me.
Prayer has become a way of life for me, a way to connect spiritually through Reiki and feel loved by All-That-Is. I have learned through prayer that I do matter, that the Divine sees and loves me, and that I am never alone. My practice of Reiki prayer is my spiritual path to stay connected to the Divine, and my greatest hope is that my whole life becomes a prayer, to be present and connected to Spirit in every moment.