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Light for the Journey: A Heart Without Words: The True Meaning of Prayer

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Mahatma Gandhi reminds us that prayer is not about asking for more—it’s about becoming more. It’s the soul’s quiet language of longing and surrender.

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

Reflection:

Prayer is not a request—it’s a return. Gandhi’s words remind us that to pray is to stand bare before the divine with nothing to prove and everything to feel. When we let go of words, we enter the silence where humility and connection live.

Each prayer, spoken or unspoken, is an admission of our shared fragility and a celebration of our shared strength. It’s the heart’s way of whispering, “I am here, and I am listening.”

True prayer doesn’t ask—it awakens. It calls us to live from the quiet space between thought and breath, where love, hope, and gratitude rise naturally.


When words fail, what helps you connect to that quiet space where your soul feels most alive?

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