Writing can be prayerful

Writing can be prayerful

The information explosion and popularity of debates and talks in electronic media has perhaps reduced the art of writing to just another activity. And yet, the more information we are exposed to, the more we are proneto introspection and reflection we find sensitive expression in writing. We mull over things, integrate the lessons we have learnt from them , see the context in which they happened and finally use them to form a framework within which we operate.
Writing then becomes a kind of prayer in which we come to understand overselves better, learning in the process, to change our attitudes and look for a deeper reality. Writing, as prayer, helps us know more about ourselves and progress on the spiritual path, it's a prayer that reaches outwards in ever growing concentric circles, becoming a way of relating our reality to God and to those around us.
Good writings propels thought and action. Faith as tiny as mustard seed can move mountains. Similarly, heartfelt expression can create waves like sound waves, spreading vibrations of peace and love.
Writing can be a way of loving all creation. It can keep the flame of hope burning. It can rewrite and recreate for us, a world of human solidarity and love that overcome the temptation to hate and violate, divide and destruct......