Power of Prayer

We have a "Prayer and Praise" forum on our website that people will post concerns or praises on all the time. I'm always amazed at how many responses come from all these different people, most of whom don't know each other. Does the prayer work? Sure does. Prayer is communicating with God, and it works when we truly take our concerns and praises to Him. Recently, our group faced some challenges to our operation, and we considered our options in how to handle the challenges. When no easy answer came, we collectively decided to take time out and seek guidance through prayer. The solution to our challenge soon stood out clearly and the challenge is now behind us. What did God do? He certainly listened. He gave us a feeling of assurance. And just perhaps he helped us open our eyes to more clearly see our situation in such a way that we could also plainly see its solution. Perhaps that is what prayer does for us best: It helps us "get quiet" and more fully open our eyes and ears. Maybe prayer is a gift from God that allows us to focus on what matters; to help filter out the distractions of our lives and consider those things that are Godly and inspirational?